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Author:

Desmond, Matthew, author.

Title:

Poverty, by America / Matthew Desmond.

Edition:

First large print edition.

Publisher:

Random House Large Print,

Copyright Date:

2023

Description:

xii, 383 pages (large print) ; 24 cm

Subject:

Poverty--United States.
Poverty--Prevention.
Poor--United States.
Large print books.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-361) and index.

Contents:

Prologue -- Ch. 1. The kind of problem poverty is -- Ch. 2. Why haven't we made more progress? -- Ch. 3. How we undercut workers -- Ch. 4. How we force the poor to pay more -- Ch. 5. How we rely on welfare -- Ch. 6. How we buy opportunity -- Ch. 7. Invest in ending poverty -- Ch. 8. Empower the poor -- Ch. 9. Tear down the walls -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index.

Summary:

"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, acclaimed sociologist Matthew Desmond draws on history, research, and original reporting to show how affluent Americans knowingly and unknowingly keep poor people poor"-- Provided by publisher

ISBN:

0593678540
9780593678541

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1375110579

Locations:

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TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

DBPE173 -- Clear Lake Public Library (Clear Lake)

CDPF771 -- Clive Public Library (Clive)

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

CMPE792 -- Drake Community Library (Grinnell)

CVPA586 -- Letts Public Library (Letts)

EHPA605 -- Little Rock Public Library (Little Rock)

GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)

UJPE911 -- Norwalk Easter Public Library (Norwalk)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)