Understanding Poverty

Understanding Poverty
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 577
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ISBN-10 : 9780674030176
ISBN-13 : 0674030176
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Book Synopsis Understanding Poverty by : Sheldon DANZIGER

Download or read book Understanding Poverty written by Sheldon DANZIGER and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-30 with total page 577 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In spite of an unprecedented period of growth and prosperity, the poverty rate in the United States remains high relative to the levels of the early 1970s and relative to those in many industrialized countries today. Understanding Poverty brings the problem of poverty in America to the fore, focusing on its nature and extent at the dawn of the twenty-first century.


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