The persistence of poverty in the United States /
Garth L. Mangum, Stephen L. Mangum, Andrew M. Sum.
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2003.
- viii, 134 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
This work is partially based on "Programs in aid of the poor" / Sar A. Levitan. 7th ed. 1998.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 115-129) and index.
The rediscovery of poverty -- A demographic profile of the nation's poor -- The changing geography of poverty -- The causes of poverty -- Approaches and consequences of redefining poverty -- Is poverty in the United States inescapable?
0801871301 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2002005370
Poor--United States. Public welfare--United States. Economic assistance, Domestic--United States.