Poorly understood : what America gets wrong about poverty
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- ISBN: 9780190881382
- ISBN: 0190881380
- ISBN: 9780190881405
- ISBN: 9780190881412
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Physical Description:
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viii, 242 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm - Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2021]
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Section I: Who Are the Poor? -- Most Americans Will Experience Poverty -- Poor Tend to Live Outside of Impoverished Inner City -- Poverty Spells Are Short but Frequent -- Whites Are the Largest Racial Group Experiencing Poverty -- Section II: Why Is There Poverty? -- Hard Work is Insufficient -- Raising Education and Skill Levels Will Not Solve Poverty Alone -- Decision Making is Constrained for Those With Fewer Resources -- Poverty is Preventable -- Section III: What Is the Cost of Poverty? -- America's Poor Are Worse Off Than Elsewhere -- Economic Cost of Poverty Is Enormous -- Moral Ground to View Poverty Is Injustice -- Section IV: Does Welfare Work? -- U.S. Welfare State is Minimal -- Welfare Fraud is Scarce -- Government Programs Can Reduce Poverty -- Section V: How Extensive Is Inequality? -- United States. is No Longer a Land of Upward Mobility and Opportunity --4tPlaying Field is Uneven -- Inequality Matters -- Section VI: Pulling It Together -- Why Do the Myths Persist? -- Reshaping Social Policy -- Creating Change. |
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Subject: | Poor United States Poverty United States Public welfare United States United States Social conditions United States Economic conditions |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | HV 91 .R36 2021 | 30775305568116 | General Collection | Available | - |
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