Poverty in America : a handbook /
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| Author / Creator: | Iceland, John, 1970- |
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
| Imprint: | Berkeley : University of California Press, c2006. |
| Description: | xv, 208 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5901199 |
| Summary: | In a remarkably concise, readable, and accessible format, John Iceland provides a comprehensive picture of poverty in America, He shows how poverty is measured and understood and how it has changed over time, as well as how public policies have grappled with poverty as a political issue and an economic reality. This edition has been updated and includes a new preface. |
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| Item Description: | "With a new preface." |
| Physical Description: | xv, 208 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-199) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0520248414 |