Poverty in America : a handbook /

Poverty in America : a handbook /

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Author / Creator:Iceland, John, 1970-
Edition:2nd ed.
Imprint:Berkeley : University of California Press, c2006.
Description:xv, 208 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language:English
Subject:
Poor -- United States -- History.
Poverty -- United States -- History.
Economic assistance, Domestic -- United States -- History.
Economic assistance, Domestic.
Poor.
Poverty.
United States.
History.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5901199
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ISBN:0520248414 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:"With a new preface."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-199) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • List of Figures List of Tables
  • Acknowledgements
  • Preface to the Second Edition
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Early Views of Poverty in America
  • 3. Methods of Measuring Poverty
  • 4. Characteristics of the Poverty Population
  • 5. Causes of Poverty
  • 6. Why Poverty Remains High, Revisited
  • 7. Poverty and Policy
  • 8. Conclusion Appendix: Data and Methods for the Analysis in Chapter 6 Notes
  • References
  • Index

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