haʊˈɛvɚ, "ðə pˈɑːzᵻtˌɪv fˈʌŋkʃənz ʌv pˈɑːvɚɾi" nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː, hɪz mˈoʊst wˈaɪdli ɹᵻpɹˈɪntᵻd ˈɑːɹɾɪkəl, kˈæɾɐlˌɑːɡd ðə bˈɛnɪfˌɪts ðə mˈoːɹ ˈæfluːənt klˈæsᵻz dᵻɹˈaɪvd fɹʌmðɪ ɛɡzˈɪstəns ʌv pˈɑːvɚɾi ænd ðə pˈʊɹ.
However, "The Positive Functions of Poverty" (1972), his most widely reprinted article, catalogued the benefits the more affluent classes derived from the existence of poverty and the poor.