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245 00 $aPoverty in America /$cTamara Thompson, book editor.
264 1 $aFarmington Hills, Mich. :$bGreenhaven Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning,$c[2015]
264 4 $c©2015
300 $a1 online resource (142 pages).
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490 1 $aAt issue. Social issues
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $a1. Overview : America's war on poverty / John Halpin and Karl Agne -- 2. A variety of factors contribute to poverty / Ron Haskins -- 3. Many who experience poverty are the "working poor" / Hope Yen -- 4. Child poverty is a critical problem / Marian Wright Edelman -- 5. Poverty impacts rural communities / US Department of Agriculture -- 6. A first-hand account of living in poverty / Jenn -- 7. Poverty in America is greatly exaggerated / Robert Rector and Rachel Sheffield -- 8. US poverty rate reduced thanks to safety-net programs / Zachary A. Goldfarb -- 9. The United States lags on poverty compared to other nations / Elise Gould and Hilary Wething -- 10. The government should do more to reduce poverty / John Yarmuth -- 11. Government programs are not the solution to poverty / Max Eternity -- 12. Economic inequality promotes poverty / Lawrence Davidson -- 13. Increasing the minimum wage would help reduce poverty / Elise Gould -- 14. How minimum wage laws increase poverty / George Reisman -- 15. Poverty negatively affects mental functioning / Evan Nesterak -- 16. Poverty industry drives Memphis economy / Ted Evanoff.
520 $aProvides a wide range of opinions on a specific social issue. Offers a variety of perspectives-eyewitness accounts, governmental views, scientific analysis, newspaper and magazine accounts, and many more-to illuminate the issue. Extensive bibliographies and annotated lists of relevant organizations point to sources for further research.
588 $aDescription based on print version record.
650 0 $aPoverty$zUnited States.
651 0 $aUnited States$xEconomic conditions.
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655 4 $aElectronic books.
700 1 $aThompson, Tamara,$eeditor.
776 08 $iPrint version:$tPoverty in America.$dFarmington Hills, Mich. : Greenhaven Press, [2015]$z9780737771831$w(DLC) 2014044391
830 0 $aAt issue.$pSocial issues.
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