One Nation, Underprivileged: Why American Poverty Affects Us All - Couverture rigide

Rank, Mark Robert

 
9780195101683: One Nation, Underprivileged: Why American Poverty Affects Us All
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0195101685 ISBN 13 : 9780195101683
Editeur : Oxford University Press Inc, 2004

Synopsis

Despite its enormous wealth, the United States leads the industrialized world in poverty. One Nation, Underprivileged unravels this disturbing paradox by offering 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 provides 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 us with a new paradigm for understanding poverty, and outlines an innovative set of strategies that will reduce American poverty. One Nation, Underprivileged represents a profound starting point for rekindling a national focus upon America's most vexing social and economic problem.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Despite its enormous wealth, the United States leads the industrialized world in poverty. One Nation, Underprivileged unravels this disturbing paradox by offering 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 provides 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 us with a new paradigm for understanding poverty, and outlines an innovative set of strategies that will reduce American poverty. One Nation, Underprivileged represents a profound starting point for rekindling a national focus upon America's most vexing social and economic problem.

Revue de presse

Rank stands out amid the rising chorus of authors

...the book is highly engaging and thought-provoking. (International Journal of Social Welfare)

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Éditeur
Oxford University Press Inc
Date d'édition
2004
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0195101685
ISBN 13 
9780195101683
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
356
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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9780195189728: One Nation, Underprivileged: Why American Poverty Affects Us All

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ISBN 10 :  0195189728 ISBN 13 :  9780195189728
Editeur : Oxford University Press, 2005
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