Gaining Ground? Measuring the Impact of Welfare Reform on Welfare and Work
by June O'Neill/Ann Hill 2001
A report which shows that welfare-to-work does work.
Manhattan Institute

Understanding Poverty in America
by Robert Rector/Kirk Johnson 2004
If poverty means lacking nutritious food, adequate warm housing, and clothing for a family, relatively few of the 35 million people identified as being "in poverty" by the Census Bureau could be characterized as poor. While material hardship does exist in the United States, it is quite restricted in scope and severity.
Heritage Foundation