The American Way of Poverty
How the Other Half Still Lives
New York : Nation Books, 2013.
Format: Ebook
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Description: 1 online resource (369 pages)
Abramsky shows how poverty - a massive political scandal - is dramatically changing in the wake of the Great Recession.
Contents:
A scandal in the making -- The voices of poverty. Poverty in the land of the plutocrats ; Blame games ; An American dilemma ; The fragile safety net ; The wrong side of the tracks ; Stuck in reverse -- Building a new and better house. Why now? ; Shoring up the safety net ; Breaking the cycle of poverty ; Boosting economic security for the working poor ; Attention must be paid.
Subjects:
Poverty -- United States.
Poor -- United States.
Equality -- United States.
United States -- Politics and government -- 2009-
United States -- Politics and government -- 2009-2016.
Poverty -- United States.
Poor -- United States.
Equality -- United States.
United States -- Politics and government -- 2009-
United States -- Politics and government -- 2009-2016.
ISBN:
9781568589558
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