F. Gaffikin et M. Morrissey, POVERTY IN THE 1980S - A COMPARISON OF THE UNITED-STATES AND THE UNITED-KINGDOM, Policy and politics, 22(1), 1994, pp. 43-58
Historically, the ways in which poverty and welfare have been conceptu
alised in the US have substantially differed from the UK. This article
explores the extent to which there has been a convergence in the dist
ribution and characterisation of poverty in the 1980s in both. It revi
ews changing patterns of poverty, examines the theoretical debates and
explores the manner in which the issue has been politicised. It concl
udes by arguing the case for convergence, qualified by the recognition
that a common vocabulary has been deployed despite different nuances
in each state.