03169nam 2200697 a 450 991113205260332120251116182146.09780520956797052095679610.1525/9780520956797(CKB)2550000001100229(EBL)1294909(OCoLC)853362892(SSID)ssj0000950606(PQKBManifestationID)12420223(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000950606(PQKBWorkID)10880871(PQKB)10121077(MiAaPQ)EBC1294909(DE-B1597)518697(OCoLC)853240207(DE-B1597)9780520956797(Au-PeEL)EBL1294909(CaPaEBR)ebr10733124(CaONFJC)MIL504490(Perlego)551934(UkBuK)348794(EXLCZ)99255000000110022920121016d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPoverty in America a handbook /John Iceland3rd ed.University of California Press20131 online resource (229 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9780520276369 0520276361 9781299732391 1299732399 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- Early views of poverty in America -- Methods of measuring poverty -- Characteristics of the poverty population -- Global poverty -- Causes of poverty -- The Great Recession -- Poverty and policy -- Conclusion.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. Growing income inequality and the Great Recession have made the problem worse. In this thoroughly revised edition of Poverty in America, Iceland takes a new look at this issue by examining why poverty remains pervasive, what it means to be poor in America today, which groups are most likely to be poor, the root causes of poverty, and the effects of policy on poverty. This new edition also includes completely updated data and extended discussions of poverty in the context of the Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street movements as well as new chapters on the Great Recession and global poverty. In doing so this book provides the most recent information available on patterns and trends in poverty and engages in an open and accessible manner in current critical debates.PoorUnited StatesHistoryPovertyUnited StatesHistoryEconomic assistance, DomesticUnited StatesHistoryPoorHistory.PovertyHistory.Economic assistance, DomesticHistory.339.4/60973Iceland John1970-1090295MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9911132052603321Poverty in America4834177UNINA