Poverty

  • Poverty
    Poverty
    By Karen Steinman

    Poverty affects millions of people, and the gap between rich and poor is growing. According to the United Nations, more than 1.3 billion people around the globe live in extreme poverty. This book asks what it means to be poor.

  • Poverty: A Persistent Global Reality
    Poverty: A Persistent Global Reality
    By David Macarov, John Mezies Dixon, John Dixon

    This book addresses the long-standing global issue of poverty. It explores concepts and definitions of poverty and provides detailed examinations of poverty in ten different countries.

  • Poverty: Is it an Issue in the Pacific?
    By Chris Lightfoot

    Poverty: Is it an Issue in the Pacific?

  • Poverty: Major Themes in Past Debates and Current Proposals
    Poverty: Major Themes in Past Debates and Current Proposals
    By Gene Gene Falk, Karen Karen Spar, Congressional Research Congressional Research Service

    This year marks the 50th anniversary of the War on Poverty, but poverty remains a difficult policychallenge.

  • Poverty
    Poverty
    By Paul Mason

    Poverty affects millions of people all over the world, both in developed and developing countries.

  • Poverty: A Very Short Introduction
    Poverty: A Very Short Introduction
    By Philip N. Jefferson

    ... John Phillips MARTIN LUTHER Scott H. Hendrix MARTYRDOMJolyon Mitchell MARX Peter Singer MATERIALS Christopher Hall MATHEMATICS Timothy Gowers THE MEANING OF LIFE Terry Eagleton MEASUREMENT David Hand MEDICAL ETHICS Tony Hope MEDICAL ...

  • Poverty: The Forgotten Englishmen
    By Ken S. Coates, Richard Siburn

    Poverty: The Forgotten Englishmen

  • Poverty
    Poverty
    By Paul Mason

    Examines how poverty has become a worldwide issue and discusses the debate over possible solutions.

  • Poverty
    Poverty
    By Bent Greve

    Poverty: The Basics will present the readers with the core concepts, latest development and knowledge about policies that work to eliminate absolute poverty.

  • Poverty
    Poverty
    By Bent Greve

    This book presents the readers with the core concepts, latest development and knowledge about policies that work to eliminate absolute poverty. This volume shows what the consequences are for the quality of life of those living in poverty.

  • Poverty
    Poverty
    By Richard Worth

    Examines poverty-stricken areas and groups and programs to alleviate poverty, including welfare.

  • Poverty: A Very Short Introduction
    Poverty: A Very Short Introduction
    By Philip N. Jefferson

    ... ASTROPHYSICS James Binney ATHEISM Julian Baggini THE ATMOSPHERE Paul I. Palmer AUGUSTINE Henry Chadwick AUSTRALIA ... BUDDHA Michael Carrithers BUDDHISM Damien Keown BUDDHIST ETHICS Damien Keown BYZANTIUM Peter Sarris CALVINISM Jon ...

  • Poverty: The Facts
    Poverty: The Facts
    By Paul Dornan, Jan Flaherty, John Veit-Wilson

    This title sets out clearly the latest poverty figures for the UK, provides comparative statistics on poverty in Europe, reveals the extent of income and regional inequalities, and shows how different sections of society fare.

  • Poverty: Global Perspectives, Challenges and Issues of the 21st Century
    Poverty: Global Perspectives, Challenges and Issues of the 21st Century
    By Cecilia Schultz

    However, a significant number of people in developing countries still live in poverty. This book reviews global perspectives, challenges and issues of the 21st century that poverty poses

  • Poverty: Major Policy Themes, Proposals, and Measurements for the U. S.
    Poverty: Major Policy Themes, Proposals, and Measurements for the U. S.
    By Anita Ackerman

    This book begins with an overview of trends affecting both the incidence of poverty and characteristics of the population, and highlights changing perceptions of the poor and causes of poverty.

  • Poverty
    Poverty
    By Ruth Lister

    In this fully updated edition of her important and widely acclaimed intervention on the topic, Ruth Lister introduces readers to the meaning and experience of poverty in the contemporary world.

  • Poverty
    Poverty
    By Noël Merino

    Articles included in volume explore the issue of poverty around the world, as well as the impact of the global recession on poverty-related issues.

  • Poverty: Lesbians and Gay Men--the Economic & Social Effects of Discrimination
    Poverty: Lesbians and Gay Men--the Economic & Social Effects of Discrimination
    By Gay & Lesbian Equality Network

    Poverty: Lesbians and Gay Men--the Economic & Social Effects of Discrimination

  • Poverty: Public Crisis or Private Struggle?
    Poverty: Public Crisis or Private Struggle?
    By Erin L. McCoy, Joan Axelrod-Contrada

    ... New York: Broadway Books, 2005 . Taylor, Keeanga-Yamahtta . “Barack Obama's Original Sin: America's Post-Racial Illusion ... The Vanishing Middle Class .” In Ending Poverty in America: How to Restore the American Dream, edited by John ...

  • Poverty: A New Perspective
    Poverty: A New Perspective
    By George L. Wilber

    In this collection of essays poverty is viewed not merely as an economic predicament but as a "system with measurable properties," of which a low income level is only one.