num_pages: 275
description: Looks at the daily lives of poor people to demonstrate that the poor pay more than others, by both monetary and other measures, to meet basic needs.
language: English
title: The Cost of Being Poor: A Comparative Study of Life in Poor Urban Neighborhoods in Gary, Indiana
titlecomplete: The Cost of Being Poor: A Comparative Study of Life in Poor Urban Neighborhoods in Gary, Indiana (SUNY series, The New Inequalities)
ratings_count: 5
publisher: State Univ of New York Pr