One Nation, Underprivileged: Why American Poverty Affects Us All (Electronic book text)


Despite its enormous wealth, the United States leads the industrialized world in poverty. "One Nation, Underprivileged" unravels this disturbing paradox by offering a unique and radically different understanding of American poverty. It debunks many of our most common myths about the poor, while at the same time provides a powerful new framework for addressing this enormous social and economic problem. Mark Robert Rank vividly shows that the fundamental causes of poverty are to be found in our economic structure and political policy failures, rather than individual shortcomings or attitudes. He establishes, for the first time, that a significant percentage of Americans will experience poverty during their adult lifetimes, and firmly demonstrates that poverty is an issue of vital national concern. Ultimately, Rank provides us with a new paradigm for understanding poverty, and outlines an innovative set of strategies that will reduce American poverty. "One Nation, Underprivileged" represents a profound starting point for rekindling a national focus upon America's most vexing social and economic problem.

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Despite its enormous wealth, the United States leads the industrialized world in poverty. "One Nation, Underprivileged" unravels this disturbing paradox by offering a unique and radically different understanding of American poverty. It debunks many of our most common myths about the poor, while at the same time provides a powerful new framework for addressing this enormous social and economic problem. Mark Robert Rank vividly shows that the fundamental causes of poverty are to be found in our economic structure and political policy failures, rather than individual shortcomings or attitudes. He establishes, for the first time, that a significant percentage of Americans will experience poverty during their adult lifetimes, and firmly demonstrates that poverty is an issue of vital national concern. Ultimately, Rank provides us with a new paradigm for understanding poverty, and outlines an innovative set of strategies that will reduce American poverty. "One Nation, Underprivileged" represents a profound starting point for rekindling a national focus upon America's most vexing social and economic problem.

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Oxford University Press Inc, USA

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United States

Release date

2004

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Electronic book text

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356

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978-1-280-45228-4

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9781280452284

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1-280-45228-5



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