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The United States is among the most affluent nations in the world and has its largest economy; nevertheless, it has more poverty than most countries with similar standards of living. This title includes discussions of poverty in the context of the Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street movements and chapters on the Great Recession and global poverty.

Table of Contents
List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Early Views of Poverty in America 2. Methods of Measuring Poverty 3. Characteristics of the Poverty Population 4. Global Poverty 5. Causes of Poverty 6. The Great Recession 7. Poverty and Policy Conclusion Notes References Index

Poverty in America

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      Publisher University of California Press
      Published 1 August 2013
      ISBN-13 9780520276369
      978-0520276369
      ISBN-10 0520276361
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      Social and cultural anthropology

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The United States is among the most affluent nations in the world and has its largest economy; nevertheless, it has more poverty than most countries with similar standards of living. This title includes discussions of poverty in the context of the Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street movements and chapters on the Great Recession and global poverty.

      Table of Contents
      List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Early Views of Poverty in America 2. Methods of Measuring Poverty 3. Characteristics of the Poverty Population 4. Global Poverty 5. Causes of Poverty 6. The Great Recession 7. Poverty and Policy Conclusion Notes References Index

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