Poverty : A New Perspective /

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In this collection of essays poverty is viewed not merely as an economic predicament but as a ""system with measurable properties, "" of which a low income level is only one. Affecting individuals or entire regions, many of the attributes of poverty can be seen either as causes o...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Wilber, George L.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, [2015]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Poverty.
Poor.
HISTORY > United States > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Regional Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > General.
poverty.
impoverished people.
Pauvrete.
Pauvres.
Poor > United States.
United States.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In this collection of essays poverty is viewed not merely as an economic predicament but as a ""system with measurable properties, "" of which a low income level is only one. Affecting individuals or entire regions, many of the attributes of poverty can be seen either as causes or as effects of low income. In order for governmental and institutional attempts to have any chance of success, the system of poverty must be much better understood. Working programs directed at particular problems of the poor are examined and assessed with an account of the findings of recent research that shows how the.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (208 pages).
ISBN:9780813165080

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