Description:The Great Recession (2007 to 2009) brought the United States--routinely touted as the richest country in the world--to historical levels of poverty. Rising unemployment, government budget crises, and the collapse of the housing market had devastating effects on the poor and middle class. This is one of the first books to focus on the impact of the Great Recession on poverty in America, examining governmental and cultural responses to the economic downturn; the demographics of poverty by gender, age, occupation, education, geographical area, and ethnic identity; and federal and state efforts toward reform and relief. Essays from more than 20 contributing writers explore the history of poverty in America and provide a vision of what lies ahead for the American economy.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The New Faces of American Poverty: A Reference Guide to the Great Recession [2 Volumes]: A Reference Guide to the Great Recession. To get started finding The New Faces of American Poverty: A Reference Guide to the Great Recession [2 Volumes]: A Reference Guide to the Great Recession, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
935
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
ABC-CLIO
Release
2014
ISBN
1610691822
The New Faces of American Poverty: A Reference Guide to the Great Recession [2 Volumes]: A Reference Guide to the Great Recession
Description: The Great Recession (2007 to 2009) brought the United States--routinely touted as the richest country in the world--to historical levels of poverty. Rising unemployment, government budget crises, and the collapse of the housing market had devastating effects on the poor and middle class. This is one of the first books to focus on the impact of the Great Recession on poverty in America, examining governmental and cultural responses to the economic downturn; the demographics of poverty by gender, age, occupation, education, geographical area, and ethnic identity; and federal and state efforts toward reform and relief. Essays from more than 20 contributing writers explore the history of poverty in America and provide a vision of what lies ahead for the American economy.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The New Faces of American Poverty: A Reference Guide to the Great Recession [2 Volumes]: A Reference Guide to the Great Recession. To get started finding The New Faces of American Poverty: A Reference Guide to the Great Recession [2 Volumes]: A Reference Guide to the Great Recession, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.