So rich, so poor : why it's so hard to end poverty in America /
Edelman, Peter B.
So rich, so poor : why it's so hard to end poverty in America / Peter Edelman. - New York : New Press : Distributed by Perseus Distribution, 2012. - xix, 184 p. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [165]-174)and index.
Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- A snapshot of our current mess -- What we have accomplished -- Why are we stuck? -- Jobs : the economy and public policy go south (for most of us) -- Deep poverty : a gigantic hole in the safety net -- Concentrated poverty : "the abandoned" -- Young people : improving the odds -- Conclusion.
9781595587855 (hbk. : alk. paper)
2011052784
Poverty--United States.
Poor--Government policy--United States.
United States--Social conditions--21st century.
United States--Social policy--21st century.
HC110.P6 / E34 2012
339.4/60973
So rich, so poor : why it's so hard to end poverty in America / Peter Edelman. - New York : New Press : Distributed by Perseus Distribution, 2012. - xix, 184 p. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [165]-174)and index.
Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- A snapshot of our current mess -- What we have accomplished -- Why are we stuck? -- Jobs : the economy and public policy go south (for most of us) -- Deep poverty : a gigantic hole in the safety net -- Concentrated poverty : "the abandoned" -- Young people : improving the odds -- Conclusion.
9781595587855 (hbk. : alk. paper)
2011052784
Poverty--United States.
Poor--Government policy--United States.
United States--Social conditions--21st century.
United States--Social policy--21st century.
HC110.P6 / E34 2012
339.4/60973