I have come across some remarkable resources on inequality, poverty and
social health available on the Internet. The Brink and Stanford papers, for
example document provincial changes in social health in Canada.  The
Luxembourg papers provide stark evidence of the differences in poverty and
inequality rates between North American and European countries.

        Rainwater, L. & Smeeding, T. (1995) No. 127. Doing Poorly: the real income
of American children in a comparative perspective. Working Paper 127,
Luxembourg Income Study Lee On-line at
http://lissy.ceps.lu/wpapersentire.htm; then ftp://lissy.ceps.lu/127.pdf.

        Gottschalk, P. & Smeeding, T. (1995) Cross national comparisons of levels
and trends in inequality. Working Paper 126. Luxembourg Income Study Lee
On-line at http://lissy.ceps.lu/wpapersentire.htm; then
ftp://lissy.ceps.lu/126.pdf.

        Brink, S. & Zeesman, A. (1997). Measuring social well-being: an index of
social health for Canada. Report R-97-9E, Applied Research Branch, Human
Resources Development Canada. On-line at
http://www.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/stratpol/arb/publications/research/abr-97-9e.shtml.

        Stanford, J. (1999). Economic freedom (for the rest of us). On-line at
http://www.policyalternatives.ca/.


A reminder about: Townsend, M. (1998).  Health and wealth.  Toronto:
Lorimer and available from the Centre for Policy Alternatives
http://www.policyalternatives.ca/.

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