The Cost of Poverty: An Analysis of the Economic Costs of Poverty in Ontario

The first ever cost-benefit analysis on poverty reduction in Canada has been released by the Ontario Association of Food Banks.

The collaborative report developed with the support of eminent Canadian thinkers will “put a price tag on poverty” in Ontario, highlighting the substantial savings and gains the provincial government could achieve if its poverty-reduction strategy focuses primarily on attacking roots of poverty.

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Publication Date: 
2008
Editor(s): 
Drummond, Don
Maxwell, Judith
Milway, Jim
Spence, Adam
Stabile, Mark
Stapleton, John
Location: 
Ontario, Canada