Poverty in the United States : an encyclopedia of history, politics, and policy / edited by Gwendolyn Mink and Alice O'Connor. - Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c2004. - 2 v. (xxi, 895 p.) : ill. ; 26 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN: 1576075974 (hardback : alk. paper) 1576076083 (e-book) LCCN: 2004017618 Subjects--Topical Terms: Poverty--United States--Encyclopedias.Poor--United States--Encyclopedias.Public welfare--United States--Encyclopedias. LC Class. No.: HC110.P6 / P598 2004 Dewey Class. No.: 339.4/6/097303