Why Fight Poverty?
Series: Perspectives; Perspectives (London Publishing Partnership)
Publisher: London Publishing Partnership
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 94
ISBN-13: 9781306290487; 9781907994210; 9781907994227; 9781907994166
Subjects: Poverty; Poor; Pauvreté; Pauvres; SOCIAL SCIENCE; Discrimination & Race Relations; Minority Studies
Description: Poverty, and calls to end it, date back centuries. Even in prosperous modern times, despite the huge transformation of society, poverty has persisted. This book looks back at the struggle to end poverty and asks if it is worth it.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 77-85).
Table of contents: title: Chapter 1; Introduction: why fight poverty?; Preface; Chapter 2; Does poverty matter?; Chapter 3; Why is there little public support for solving poverty?; Chapter 4; Is poverty inevitable?; Chapter 5; Conclusion: how can we fight poverty?; Endnotes; Blank Page.