Poverty in the Twenty-First Century: Explaining the Need for the New Journal and Describing Its Goals

Max J. Skidmore, University of Missouri-Kansas City

Abstract

Max J. Skidmore, Editor-in-Chief of Poverty & Public Policy, explains the need for this new journal and contextualizes its goals. He emphasizes the journal's commitment to making a difference, offering a place for views that may be unorthodox or foreign to mainstream policy studies. He introduces the authors of the inaugural issue, and renews the call for manuscripts of quality for subsequent issues which may include empirical research, case studies, theoretical works, observations by practitioners and public officials, and even soundly-based thought pieces.