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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       Subjects     Poverty -- United States -- Juvenile literature.     Poor -- United States -- Juvenile literature.     United States -- Economic conditions -- Juvenile literature.     United States -- Social conditions -- Juvenile literature.     Browse Catalog       by title:      Poverty in America /...         MARC Display

Poverty in America / Tamara Thompson, book editor. Farmington Hills, MI : Greenhaven Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, c2015. Subjects Poverty -- United States -- Juvenile literature.   Poor -- United States -- Juvenile literature.   United States -- Economic conditions -- Juvenile literature.   United States -- Social conditions -- Juvenile literature. ISBN:  9780737771831 (library binding) 0737771836 (library binding) 9780737771848 (pbk.) 0737771844 (pbk.) Series:  At issue. Social issues. Description:  142 pages ; 24 cm Contents:  Overview: America's war on poverty / John Halpin and Karl Agne -- A variety of factors contribute to poverty / Ron Haskins -- Many who experience poverty are the "working poor" / Hope Yen -- Child poverty is a critical problem / Marian Wright Edelman -- Poverty impacts rural communities / US Department of Agriculture -- A first-hand account of living in poverty / Jenn -- Poverty in America is greatly exaggerated / Robert Rector and Rachel Sheffield -- US poverty rate reduced thanks to safety-net programs / Zachary A. Goldfarb -- The United States lags on poverty compared to other nations / Elise Gould and Hilary Wething -- The government should do more to reduce poverty / John Yarmuth -- Government programs are not the solution to poverty / Max Eternity -- Economic inequality promotes poverty / Lawrence Davidson -- Increasing the minimum wage would help reduce poverty / Elise Gould -- How minimum wage laws increase poverty / George Reisman -- Poverty negatively affects mental functioning / Evan Nesterak -- Poverty industry drives Memphis economy / Ted Evanoff. Requests:  0 Summary:  The collection of pro and con articles debates the causes of and solutions to poverty in America.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   McCully-Moiliili Public Library YA -- Nonfiction 362.50973 Po Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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