Mangum, Garth L.

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.

HC110.P6 / M29 2003

362.5/2/0973