The American way of poverty: how the other half still lives
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"Fifty years after Michael Harrington published his groundbreaking book The Other America, in which he chronicled the lives of people excluded from the Age of Affluence, poverty in America is back with a vengeance. It is made up of both the long-term chronically poor and new working poor-the tens of millions of victims of a broken economy and an ever more dysfunctional political system. In many ways, for the majority of Americans, financial insecurity has become the new norm. The American Way of Poverty shines a light on this travesty. Sasha Abramsky brings the effects of economic inequality out of the shadows and, ultimately, suggests ways for moving toward a fairer and more equitable social contract.... "--Provided by publisher.
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Grouping Title | american way of poverty how the other half still lives |
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"Fifty years after Michael Harrington published his groundbreaking book The Other America, in which he chronicled the lives of people excluded from the Age of Affluence, poverty in America is back with a vengeance. It is made up of both the long-term chronically poor and new working poor-the tens of millions of victims of a broken economy and an ever more dysfunctional political system. In many ways, for the majority of Americans, financial insecurity has become the new norm. The American Way of Poverty shines a light on this travesty. Sasha Abramsky brings the effects of economic inequality out of the shadows and, ultimately, suggests ways for moving toward a fairer and more equitable social contract.... "--Provided by publisher.
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Equality -- United States
Poor -- United States
Poverty -- United States
United States -- Politics and government -- 2009-
Poor -- United States
Poverty -- United States
United States -- Politics and government -- 2009-
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The American way of poverty : how the other half still lives
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The American way of poverty : how the other half still lives / Sasha Abramsky
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The American way of poverty
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how the other half still lives
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Equality
Politics and government
Poor
Poverty
Politics and government
Poor
Poverty
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