Economic growth and poverty: A return to normalcy?
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This optimistic view did not carry over into the 1970s and 1980s. During this period, economic growth seemed to have lost its poverty reduction punch. While employment expanded, the jobs created seemed unable to lift workers and their families above the poverty line. If this apparently weakened linkage between economic growth and poverty still persists, the optimistic beliefs underlying the TANF legislation would be sorely undermined.
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