Poverty law has been defined as "the legal statutes, regulations and cases that apply particularly to the financially poor in his or her day-to-day life." Accordingly, the research of poverty law often draws upon materials across a wide range of legal topics and social science disciplines, including public benefits law, health care law, housing law, education law, elder law, family law, juvenile law, employment law, welfare law, and Social Security law.
This research guide contains resources that are especially helpful for researchers seeking an overview of poverty law. They include materials that deal with many or several of the main aspects of poverty law or discuss the broader topic of poverty as it relates to legal, political, and societal institutions in the United States.
Given the interdisciplinary nature of research in the subject, poverty law researchers may also find the Law Library's Articles for Legal and Non-Legal Research Guide, Consumer Law Research Guide, and Policy Research Guide to be helpful.
References: Lillian Salinger, Poverty Law: What Is It?, 12 Legal Ref. Serv. Q. 5 (1992).
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