Poverty in America : a handbook / John Iceland.
| Author/creator | Iceland, John, 1970- author. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | Third edition. |
| Publication | Berkeley : University of California Press, [2013] |
| Copyright Date | ©2013 |
| Description | 1 online resource (xiii, 214 pages) : illustrations |
| Supplemental Content | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Subjects |
| Contents | 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 |
| Abstract | 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 |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-203) and index |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Iceland, John, 1970- Poverty in America. 3rd ed. Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2013 9780520276369 |
| Genre/form | History. |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2012042288 |
| ISBN | 9780520956797 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 0520956796 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | (paperback ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | (paperback ; alk. paper) |
| Stock number | 22573/ctt39nfmr JSTOR |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |