Poverty in America

Poverty in America
Author :
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 224
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780520239593
ISBN-13 : 0520239598
Rating : 4/5 (93 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Poverty in America by : John Iceland

Download or read book Poverty in America written by John Iceland and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2003-10 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This volume is an excellent overview of the dimensions and sources of American poverty. John Iceland combines statistical data, theoretical arguments, and historical information in a book that is highly readable and will very likely become a standard reference for students of poverty."—William Julius Wilson, author of When Work Disappears "In just a few short pages, Iceland brings anyone--lay reader, student, professional researcher--up to speed on the major issues and debates about poverty in America. With succinct and engaging prose, Poverty in America covers the gamut--from theoretical issues to measurement to history to public policy--better than any other book out there right now."—Dalton Conley, author of Honky "Must reading on a tough and important topic. With some answers that may surprise, Iceland sorts out competing theories of why people are poor in the richest country in the world. His book should motivate every reader--policy maker, researcher, citizen-- to think hard about what it means to be poor today and how our society can best reduce the hardship and poverty still with us."—Constance F. Citro, National Research Council of the National Academies, Washington, D.C.


Poverty in America Related Books

Poverty in America
Language: en
Pages: 224
Authors: John Iceland
Categories: Business & Economics
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003-10 - Publisher: Univ of California Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

"This volume is an excellent overview of the dimensions and sources of American poverty. John Iceland combines statistical data, theoretical arguments, and hist
Poorly Understood
Language: en
Pages: 257
Authors: Mark Robert Rank
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-03-01 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

What if the idealized image of American societya land of opportunity that will reward hard work with economic successis completely wrong? Few topics have as man
The Other America
Language: en
Pages: 254
Authors: Michael Harrington
Categories: Political Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 1997-08 - Publisher: Simon and Schuster

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Examines the economic underworld of migrant farm workers, the aged, minority groups, and other economically underprivileged groups.
A People's History of Poverty in America
Language: en
Pages: 338
Authors: Stephen Pimpare
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-06-07 - Publisher: The New Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

In A People's History of Poverty in America, political scientist Stephen Pimpare brings the human lives and real-life stories of those who struggle with poverty
Confronting Suburban Poverty in America
Language: en
Pages: 191
Authors: Elizabeth Kneebone
Categories: Political Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-05-20 - Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

It has been nearly a half century since President Lyndon Johnson declared war on poverty. Back in the 1960s tackling poverty "in place" meant focusing resources