LEADER 03097nam 2200649 a 450 001 9910452685003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-520-95679-6 024 7 $a10.1525/9780520956797 035 $a(CKB)2550000001100229 035 $a(EBL)1294909 035 $a(OCoLC)853362892 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000950606 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12420223 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000950606 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10880871 035 $a(PQKB)10121077 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1294909 035 $a(DE-B1597)518697 035 $a(OCoLC)853240207 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780520956797 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1294909 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10733124 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL504490 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001100229 100 $a20121016d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPoverty in America$b[electronic resource] $ea handbook /$fJohn Iceland 205 $a3rd ed. 210 $aBerkeley $cUniversity of California Press$dc2013 215 $a1 online resource (229 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-520-27636-1 311 $a1-299-73239-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- 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. 330 $aThe 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. 606 $aPoor$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aPoverty$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aEconomic assistance, Domestic$zUnited States$xHistory 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aPoor$xHistory. 615 0$aPoverty$xHistory. 615 0$aEconomic assistance, Domestic$xHistory. 676 $a339.4/60973 700 $aIceland$b John$f1970-$01038167 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910452685003321 996 $aPoverty in America$92488747 997 $aUNINA