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02433aam a2200373 i 4500 001 F1CDADFE800711ECA828FA2942ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220128010012 008 190425s2019 cau b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2019017841 020 $a 1440856443 020 $a 9781440856440 035 $a (OCoLC)1099538699 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d BDX $d OCLCF $d IVV $d YDX $d JAS $d MNN $d TOH $d VP@ $d GYG $d OCLCO $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 100 1 $a Wagner, David, $e author. $4 aut 245 10 $a Poverty and welfare in America : $b examining the facts / $c David Wagner. 264 1 $a Santa Barbara, California : $b ABC-CLIO, $c [2019] 300 $a xvi, 196 pages ; $c 25 cm. 490 1 $a Contemporary debates 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 00 $t Coda -- $t The causes of poverty -- $t Who are the poor? -- $t What are "welfare" and "social welfare?" -- $t Controversies over "welfare" -- $t Homelessness (and hunger) in the United States -- $t Coda -- $g About the author. $g About the author. 520 $a "This book closely examines controversial claims and beliefs surrounding poverty and anti-poverty programs in the United States. It authoritatively dismantles falsehoods, half-truths, and misconceptions, leaving readers with an unbiased, accurate understanding of these issues."--Amazon.com. 520 $a "This book clarifies some of the most contentious and misunderstood aspects of American poverty and the social welfare programs that have been crafted to combat it over the years. In addition to providing up-to-date data about the extent of American poverty among various demographic groups in the United States, it examines the chief causes of poverty in the 21st century, including divorce, disability, and educational shortfalls. Moreover, the book provides an evenhanded examination of the nation's social welfare agencies and the effectiveness of various social service programs managed by those agencies in addressing and reducing poverty." -- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Poverty $z United States. 650 0 $a Poor $z United States $x Social conditions. 650 0 $a Public welfare $z United States. 651 0 $a United States $x Social policy. 830 0 $a Contemporary debates. 941 $a 1 952 $l OPAX566 $d 20220128010228.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=F1CDADFE800711ECA828FA2942ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b UIRInitiate Another SILO Locator Search