Edelman, Peter B. <br/><br/>
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. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [165]-174)and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781595587855 (hbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2011052784 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Poverty--United States.<br/>Poor--Government policy--United States.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Social conditions--21st century.<br/>United States--Social policy--21st century.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HC110.P6  / E34 2012 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>339.4/60973