World poverty
By: Sandra M. Alters
Contributors: Gale Group
Edition: 2012 edition.
Series: Information plus reference series; Information series on current topics; Information Plus reference series; Information series on current topics
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 171
ISBN-13: 9781414481517
Subjects: Poverty
Description: Examines the forms that poverty takes around the world, its many causes, the serious negative consequences that it has for individuals and societies, and the effort to eliminate it.
Notes: "Formerly published by Information Plus, Wylie, Texas."

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: What is poverty?; title: Causes of poverty and the search for solutions; title: Poverty in underdeveloped countries: the poorest of the poor; title: Emerging and transition economies: widening the poverty gap; title: Poverty in the developing world; title: Poor in developed countries; title: Women and children in poverty; title: Poverty and environmental hazards; title: Poverty and violent; title: Combating poverty: measuring progress; title: Important names and addresses; title: Resources; title: Index.