Poor Economics argues that so much of anti-poverty policy has failed over the years because of an inadequate understanding of poverty.

It is no wonder that he failed to institute a far-reaching anti-poverty policy.

There are a wide range of anti-poverty policies that have been shown to improve the situation of the working poor.

As counterintuitive as it seems, the past two decades have arguably produced more successes in low-income housing than in any other realm of anti-poverty policy.

And nowhere does the need for government action and the distrust of it collide more sharply than in anti-poverty policy.

Wanted: An American anti-poverty policy.

The bond with Marilyn gave Ellwood not just his family but also a guide to anti-poverty policy.

Mr. Ellwood did win important victories on some of the anti-poverty policies he advocated in "Poor Support."

He stressed that the memorandum advocated 11 other anti-poverty policies, including his familiar calls to privatize public housing and cut taxes.

Asked if the Administration has accomplished anything in anti-poverty policy, Mr. Weber said, "Not really."