TY - BOOK AU - Mangum,Garth L. AU - Mangum,Stephen L. AU - Sum,Andrew AU - Levitan,Sar A. TI - The persistence of poverty in the United States SN - 0801871301 (pbk. : alk. paper) AV - HC110.P6 M29 2003 U1 - 362.5/2/0973 21 PY - 2003/// CY - Baltimore PB - Johns Hopkins University Press KW - Poor KW - United States KW - Public welfare KW - Economic assistance, Domestic N1 - 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? UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/jhu051/2002005370.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/jhu051/2002005370.html ER -