Book
"Despite its enormous wealth, the United States leads the industrialized world in poverty. One Nation, Underprivileged offers a unique and radically different understanding of American poverty. It debunks many of our most common myths about the poor while at the same time providing a powerful new framework for addressing this enormous social and economic problem. Mark Robert Rank vividly shows that the fundamental causes of poverty are to be found in our economic structure and political policy failures, rather than individual shortcomings or attitudes. He establishes for the first time that a significant percentage of Americans will experience poverty during their adult lifetimes and firmly demonstrates that poverty is an issue of vital national concern. Ultimately, Rank provides a new paradigm for understanding poverty and outlines an innovative set of strategies that will reduce American poverty." Publisher (barnesandnoble.com)
All Ages
Adulthood (22+)
English
0195101685
Mark Robert Rank
2004 Oxford University Press
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