num_pages: 223
description: 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.
language: English
title: Poverty in America: A Handbook
titlecomplete: Poverty in America: A Handbook
genres: Nonfiction, Social Justice, Social Work, Economics
ratings_count: 173
publisher: University of California Press