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The poverty paradox : understanding economic hardship amid American prosperity /

"This book has been quite some time in the making. Across a number of years I have researched, taught, and written about poverty. In my opinion, there are few topics of greater importance. It is a dominant and disturbing feature of the American landscape. Yet despite the hundreds of books, arti...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rank, Mark R. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2023]
Subjects:
Poverty > United States.
United States > Social policy.
Pauvreté > États-Unis.
États-Unis > Politique sociale.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS.
Poverty & Homelessness.
SOCIAL SCIENCE.
Poverty
Social policy
United States
Social services & welfare, criminology.
Society.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:"This book has been quite some time in the making. Across a number of years I have researched, taught, and written about poverty. In my opinion, there are few topics of greater importance. It is a dominant and disturbing feature of the American landscape. Yet despite the hundreds of books, articles, reports, and programs addressing the issue, the United States continues to have the highest rates of poverty among the wealthy countries"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (212 pages) : illustrations, map.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780197677513
0197677517
9780190212650
0190212659