Why Fight Poverty?.

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Author / Creator:Unwin, Julia.
Imprint:London Publishing Partnership, 2013.
Description:1 online resource
Language:English
Series:Perspectives
Perspectives (London Publishing Partnership)
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11216274
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ISBN:1306290481
9781306290487
9781907994210
1907994211
9781907994227
190799422X
9781907994166
1907994165
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 77-85).
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Summary:Poverty, and calls to end it, date back centuries. Even in prosperous modern times, despite the huge transformation of society, poverty has persisted. This book looks back at the struggle to end poverty and asks if it is worth it.
Other form:Print version: 9781306290487
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1; Introduction: why fight poverty?; Preface; Chapter 2; Does poverty matter?; Chapter 3; Why is there little public support for solving poverty?; Chapter 4; Is poverty inevitable?; Chapter 5; Conclusion: how can we fight poverty?; Endnotes; Blank Page.