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The Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is a center for interdisciplinary research into the causes and consequences of poverty and inequality and the impact of related policies and programs. As the National Poverty Research Center sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, IRP coordinates the U.S. Collaborative of Poverty Centers in an integrated set of activities with the ultimate goal of improving the effectiveness of public policies to reduce poverty and inequality and their impacts on the well-being of the American people.

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Database Contents (as of January 2012)

IRP Affiliate Publications (AP)
Poverty-related journal articles and book chapters published by IRP Affiliates.
Years of coverage: 2005 - present
Only bibliographic information is available.

Focus articles
Years of coverage: 1976 (Vol.1, no.1) - present
Full text available (pdf): 1976 (Vol.1, no.1) - present

Fast Focus articles
Years of coverage: 2008 (No.1) - present
Full text available (pdf): 2008 (No.1) - present

IRP Discussion Papers (DP)
Technical treatments of research in progress, as yet unpublished.
Years of coverage: 1966 - present
Full text available (pdf): 1966 - present

IRP Special Reports (SR)
Selected reports prepared for government agencies, committees, or commissions.
Years of coverage: 1976 - present
Full text available (pdf): 1995 - present

IRP Project Publications (PP)
Research project reports not published as DPs, SRs, or Focus articles.
Years of coverage: 1999 - present
Full text available (pdf): 1999 - present

IRP Doctoral Dissertations (DD)
Poverty-related doctoral dissertations from University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Years of coverage: 1966 - 2011
Bibliographic information is available

IRP Reprints (RPT)
Years of coverage: 1988 - 2005
Full texts of IRP reprints are not available online due to copyright restrictions.

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