| Description |
279 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Opposing viewpoints series |
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Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 264-267) and index. |
| Contents |
Why consider opposing viewpoints? -- Introduction -- ch. 1. Is poverty a serious problem in America? -- Chapter preface -- 1. Census bureau measures show the U.S. poverty rate has decreased / U.S. Census Bureau -- 2. Census bureau methods of measuring poverty are unreliable / John Cassidy -- 3. Most "poor" Americans enjoy a comfortable standard of living / Robert Rector -- 4. The working poor are not getting by in America / Michelle Conlin and Aaron Bernstein -- 5. Record numbers of Americans are abjectly poor / Tony Pugh -- 6. The gap between rich and poor is widening / Arloc Sherman and Aviva Aron-Dine -- 7. The gap between rich and poor is not widening / Alan Reynolds -- Periodical bibliography -- ch. 2. What causes poverty in America? -- Chapter preface -- 1. Immigration is increasing poverty in the United States / Robert Rector -- 2. Immigration is not increasing poverty in the United States / Jeff Chapman and Jared Bernstein -- 3. Racism causes poverty / Alan Jenkins -- 4. People are poor through their own behavior and bad choices / Blake Bailey -- 5. Massive job loss is increasing poverty in America / John Peterson -- Periodical bibliography -- |
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ch. 3. How can poverty be reduced in the United States? -- Chapter preface -- 1. Raising the minimum wage will reduce poverty / Jason Furman and Sharon Parrot -- 2. Raising the minimum wage will not reduce poverty / David R. Henderson -- 3. Expanding government programs can reduce poverty / John Podesta -- 4. Poverty has been reduced by restricting government programs / Ron Haskins and Isabel Sawhill -- 5. Tax cuts reduce poverty / Matthew Ladner -- 6. Tax cuts hurt the poor / National Organization for Women -- 7. Replace antipoverty programs with annual cash grants for every adult American / Charles A. Murray -- 8. Replacing antipoverty programs with cash grants is unworkable / Clive Crook -- Periodical bibliography -- |
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ch. 4. How should global poverty be addressed? -- 1. The UN Millennium Project can halve global poverty by 2015 / The World Bank -- 2. The UN Millennium Project is failing to reduce global poverty / Conn Hallinan -- 3. Multinational corporations can reduce global poverty / George C. Lodge and Craig Wilson -- 4. Multinational corporations cause global poverty / Michael Parenti -- 5. Immigrant remittances reduce poverty in poor home countries / Manuel Orozco et al. -- 6. Immigrant workers' remittances cannot solve global poverty / Elizabeth Boyle -- Periodical bibliography -- For further discussion -- Organizations to contact -- Bibliography of books -- Index. |
| Subject |
Poverty -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
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Poverty -- Juvenile literature.
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| Added Author |
Wagner, Viqi, 1953-
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| ISBN |
9780737737479 hardcover |
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0737737476 hardcover |
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9780737737486 paperback |
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0737737484 paperback |
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