Poor America: A Comparative Historical Study of Poverty in the United States and Western Europe - Couverture rigide

Eldersveld, Samuel J.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0739111639 ISBN 13 : 9780739111635

Editeur : Lexington Books, 2007

Synopsis

Poor America describes the sharp contrast in the extent of poverty between the United States and six Western European countries. While 36 million Americans live below the poverty line, a much smaller percent of Western Europeans struggle with the same problem. Samuel J. Eldersveld seeks to discover why this variance exists by exploring various theories. To explain the larger percentage of American poor, he tackles the history of poverty in each of the featured countries along with examining the system theory approach, the role of values, the political elite character in the United States compared to Europe, and the differential robes of the business elites in these countries. Poor America follows the issue of poverty through the present day, discussing proposals and prospects for reform in poverty relief in the United States.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Samuel J. Eldersveld is professor of political science emeritus at the University of Michigan.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Lexington Books
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0739111639
• ISBN 13: 9780739111635
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 178
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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