Poverty
By: Paul Mason
Series: Planet under pressure; Planet under pressure
Publisher: Raintree
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9781844439751; 9781844439829
Subjects: Poverty; Juvenile literature; Poor
Description: Poverty affects millions of people all over the world, both in developed and developing countries. This book looks at what causes poverty, how it impacts on the global community and what is being done to tackle this worldwide problem.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Poverty issues around the world; title: What is poverty?; title: Poverty in the past; title: Poverty today; title: The causes of poverty; title: Tackling poverty; title: Poverty tomorrow; title: Statistical information.