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Has social legislation been effective in ending poverty?

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In summary, to reduce poverty, government policies could include: Means-tested welfare benefits to the poorest in society; for example, unemployment benefit, food stamps, income support and housing benefit. Minimum wages. Regulation of labor markets, for example, statutory minimum wages

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