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Author Rank, Mark R.

Title One nation, underprivileged : why American poverty affects us all / Mark Robert Rank.

Publication Info. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.

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 Southington Library - Adult  339.4 RAN    Check Shelf
 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  339.46 R198O    Check Shelf
Description ix, 356 pages ; 24 cm
Contents Disturbing contrasts -- Below the line -- Poverty as a structural failing -- In our self-interest -- True to values -- Essence of citizenship -- A new paradigm -- Future directions -- From the ground up.
Summary "Mark Robert Rank 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 ... demonstrates that poverty is an issue of vital national concern"--jacket.
Subject Poor -- Government policy -- United States.
Local Subject Poor people -- Government policy -- United States.
Subject Poverty -- United States.
Poor -- United States.
Local Subject Poor people -- United States.
ISBN 0195101685 hardcover alkaline paper
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