The national debate over entrenched poverty virtually ended with welfare reform.

It is no coincidence that the worst affected areas are those suffering from entrenched poverty.

A few finance experts have questioned whether the investment funds and tax credits can overcome entrenched poverty.

There is no silver bullet for entrenched poverty, though.

Was the nation merely to be restored to entrenched poverty, or was the objective something more?

He has stopped emphasizing Newark's entrenched poverty and general dilapidation.

Instead, it is under the "poverty and justice" program, which was started in the mid-80's to attack entrenched poverty among blacks.

"Without change, we're consigning another generation to entrenched poverty."

Smoking in this context is an exellent indicator of entrenched poverty.

In these ways, entrenched poverty and corruption drained public resources from use by present and future generations.