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9780520239593

Poverty in America: A Handbook

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  • ISBN13:

    9780520239593

  • ISBN10:

    0520239598

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2003-09-01
  • Publisher: Univ of California Pr

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Summary

This book provides a broad overview of poverty in the US, probing the various ways that it has been measured over time and the evolution of social thinking about poverty.

Table of Contents

List of Figures ix
List of Tables xi
Acknowledgments xiii
1. Introduction 1(9)
2. Early Views of Poverty in America 10(10)
3. Methods of Measuring Poverty 20(18)
4. Characteristics of the Poverty Population 38(32)
5. Causes of Poverty 70(28)
6. Why Poverty Remains High, Revisited 98(20)
7. Poverty and Policy 118(24)
8. Conclusion 142(7)
Appendix: Data and Methods for the Analysis in Chapter 6 149(4)
Notes 153(28)
References 181(18)
Index 199

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