So rich, so poor : why it's so hard to end poverty in America / Peter Edelman.
Publication details: New York : New Press : Distributed by Perseus Distribution, 2012.Description: xix, 184 p. ; 22 cmISBN:- 9781595587855 (hbk. : alk. paper)
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- HC110.P6 E34 2012
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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.