Poverty, by America

Desmond, Matthew, author.

First large print edition.

Large Print, Book

New York : Random House Large Print, [2023]

©2023

xii, 383 pages (large print) ; 24 cm

large print

"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

Poverty -- United States.

Poverty -- Prevention.

Poor -- United States.

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Prologue -- The kind of problem poverty is --Why haven't we made more progress? -- How we undercut workers -- How we force the poor to pay more -- How we rely on welfare -- How we buy opportunity -- Invest in ending poverty -- Empower the poor -- Tear down the walls -- Epilogue.

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