Alan Berube, a co-author of a new Brookings study, says the rate of poverty in areas of concentrated poverty grew by nearly 40% between 2000 and 2005. Berube notes that concentrated poverty largely plagues America's inner cities even as more poor people are moving into suburban areas.
You can learn more about Alan Berube's report on concentrated poverty here: http://www.brookings.edu/papers/2008/08_concentrated_poverty_kneebone.aspx
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