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Poverty in America [PDF ebook]
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In a remarkably concise, readable, and accessible format, John Iceland provides a comprehensive picture of poverty in America, He shows how poverty is measured and understood and how it has changed over time, as well as how public policies have grappled with poverty as a political issue and an economic reality. This edition has been updated and includes a new preface.

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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 223 ● ISBN 9780520933040 ● Publisher University of California Press ● Published 2006 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 4995352 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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