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04499cam a2200757 i 4500 001 49136B2ECF3111EE9084F518253FDB2A 003 SILO 005 20240219081507 008 221208t20232023nyu d b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2022052347 020 $a 9780593239919 020 $a 0593239911 035 $a (OCoLC)1333920883 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d AZH $d LJW $d OI6 $d JAS $d IUK $d EIK $d OCLCF $d YDX $d VP@ $d MUU $d YEQ $d MTG $d GZN $d CCS $d ZLM $d YUS $d HMS $d ORE $d FHP $d CLU $d JYJ $d TXSCH $d IL4J6 $d XY4 $d EEM $d GUA $d LMR $d CTU $d GYG $d CUV $d OCLCO $d KMS $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a HC110.P6 $b D46 2023 060 4 $a HC 110.P6 080 $a 362.5(73) 082 00 $a 362.50973 $2 23/eng/20230118 100 1 $a Desmond, Matthew, $e author. $4 aut 245 10 $a Poverty, by America / $c Matthew Desmond. 250 $a First edition. 264 1 $a New York : $b Crown, $c [2023] 300 $a xii, 284 pages ; $c 22 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages [195]-271) and index (pages [273]-284). 505 00 $t Tear down the walls. $t Why haven't we made more progress? -- $t How we undercut workers -- $t How we force the poor to pay more -- $t How we rely on welfare -- $t How we buy opportunity -- $t Invest in ending poverty -- $t Empower the poor -- $t Tear down the walls. 520 $a The United States, the richest country on earth, has more poverty than any other advanced democracy. Why? Why does this land of plenty allow one in every eight of its children to go without basic necessities, permit scores of its citizens to live and die on the streets, and authorize its corporations to pay poverty wages? In this landmark book, an acclaimed sociologist draws on history, research, and original reporting to show how affluent Americans knowingly and unknowingly keep poor people poor. Those of us who are financially secure exploit the poor, driving down their wages while forcing them to overpay for housing and access to cash and credit. We prioritize the subsidization of our wealth over the alleviation of poverty, designing a welfare state that gives the most to those who need the least. And we stockpile opportunity in exclusive communities, creating zones of concentrated riches alongside those of concentrated despair. Some lives are made small so that others may grow. Elegantly written and fiercely argued, this compassionate book gives us new ways of thinking about a morally urgent problem. It also helps us imagine solutions. The author builds a startlingly original and ambitious case for ending poverty. He calls on us all to become poverty abolitionists, engaged in a politics of collective belonging to usher in a new age of shared prosperity and, at last, true freedom. -- Publisher's description. 650 0 $a Poverty $z United States. 650 0 $a Poverty $x Prevention. 650 0 $a Poor $z United States. 651 0 $a United States $x Economic conditions. 651 0 $a United States $x Economic policy. 650 0 $a Poverty. 650 12 $a Poverty 650 12 $a Poverty $x prevention & control 650 12 $a Economic Status 650 22 $a Working Poor 651 2 $a United States 650 6 $a PauvreteÌ $z EÌtats-Unis. 651 6 $a EÌtats-Unis $x Conditions eÌconomiques. 651 6 $a EÌtats-Unis $x Politique eÌconomique. 650 6 $a PauvreteÌ. 650 7 $a poverty. $2 aat 650 7 $a SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a SOCIAL SCIENCE / Poverty & Homelessness. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a Poor $2 fast 650 7 $a Poverty $2 fast 650 7 $a Poverty $x Prevention $2 fast 651 7 $a United States $2 fast 650 7 $a Poverty $z United States $2 nli 650 7 $a Poverty $x Prevention $2 nli 650 7 $a Poor $z United States $2 nli 651 7 $a United States $x Economic conditions $2 nli 651 7 $a United States $x Economic policy $2 nli 650 7 $a United States $x Economic conditions. $2 sears 650 7 $a Poverty. $2 sears 650 7 $a Poor $z United States. $2 sears 655 7 $a Informational works. $2 lcgft 655 7 $a Documents d'information. $2 rvmgf 776 08 $i Online version: $a Desmond, Matthew. $t Poverty, by America. $b First edition. $d New York : Crown, [2023] $z 9780593239926 $w (OCoLC)1362868203 $w (OCoLC)1362868203 941 $a 1 $n 1 952 $l VXPE964 $d 20240219083633.0 $n 10 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=49136B2ECF3111EE9084F518253FDB2A 994 $a C0 $b IOZInitiate Another SILO Locator Search