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One nation, underprivileged : why American poverty affects us all /

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"Mark Robert Rank shows that the fundamental causes of poverty are to be found in our economic structure and political policy failures, rather than individual shortcomings or attitudes. He establishes for the first time that a significant percentage of Americans will experience poverty during t...

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Main Author: Rank, Mark R.
Corporate Author: NetLibrary, Inc
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
Subjects:
Poverty > United States.
Poor > United States.
Poor > Government policy > United States.
Pauvreté > États-Unis.
Pauvres > États-Unis.
Pauvres > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis.
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Summary:"Mark Robert Rank shows that the fundamental causes of poverty are to be found in our economic structure and political policy failures, rather than individual shortcomings or attitudes. He establishes for the first time that a significant percentage of Americans will experience poverty during their adult lifetimes and ... demonstrates that poverty is an issue of vital national concern"--Jacket.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:ix, 356 pages ; 24 cm.
ISBN:0195301854 (electronic bk.)