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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.

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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
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/08/2013
      ISBN13: 9780520276369, 978-0520276369
      ISBN10: 0520276361
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      Social and cultural anthropology

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      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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