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cyclical poverty  

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  • CYCLICAL POVERTY DESCRIBES poverty that is intermittent as opposed to poverty that is long-term. Actual poverty in the United States is determined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget and is based on the number of adults and children in the household. [Source: Encyclopedia of World Poverty; Cyclical Poverty]

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