LEADER 03169nam 2200697 a 450 001 9911132052603321 005 20251116182146.0 010 $a9780520956797 010 $a0520956796 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(Perlego)551934 035 $a(UkBuK)348794 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 $ea handbook /$fJohn Iceland 205 $a3rd ed. 210 1$cUniversity of California Press$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (229 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9780520276369 311 08$a0520276361 311 08$a9781299732391 311 08$a1299732399 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$xHistory 615 0$aPoor$xHistory. 615 0$aPoverty$xHistory. 615 0$aEconomic assistance, Domestic$xHistory. 676 $a339.4/60973 700 $aIceland$b John$f1970-$01090295 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9911132052603321 996 $aPoverty in America$94834177 997 $aUNINA