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Author(s): MacEwen. Angella
Organization: Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Publication Date: 2011
There is obviously a moral imperative to end poverty, first and foremost for those living in poverty. There also exists a compelling business case for undertaking effective poverty reduction strategies because very real economic costs of poverty are borne by society as a whole.
For PEI, it is estimated that the total cost of poverty is at minimum between $240 and $320 million per year, which corresponds to about $1,720 and $2,265 per person, per...