Poverty in America : a handbook /
The United States is among the most affluent nations in the world and has its largest economy; nevertheless, it has more poverty than most countries with similar standards of living. Growing income inequality and the Great Recession have made the problem worse. In this thoroughly revised edition of...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
2013
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| Edition: | Third edition |
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Early views of poverty in America
- Methods of measuring poverty
- Characteristics of the poverty population
- Global poverty
- Causes of poverty
- The Great Recession
- Poverty and policy
