One Nation, Underprivileged: Why American Poverty Affects Us AllOxford University Press, 1. apr. 2004 - 368 strani Despite its enormous wealth, the United States leads the industrialized world in poverty. One Nation, Underprivileged unravels this disturbing paradox by offering a unique and radically different understanding of American poverty. It debunks many of our most common myths about the poor, while at the same time provides a powerful new framework for addressing this enormous social and economic problem. Mark Robert Rank vividly shows that the fundamental causes of poverty are to be found in our economic structure and political policy failures, rather than individual shortcomings or attitudes. He establishes for the first time that a significant percentage of Americans will experience poverty during their adult lifetimes, and firmly demonstrates that poverty is an issue of vital national concern. Ultimately, Rank provides us with a new paradigm for understanding poverty, and outlines an innovative set of strategies that will reduce American poverty. One Nation, Underprivileged represents a profound starting point for rekindling a national focus upon America's most vexing social and economic problem. |
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Below the Line | 17 |
Poverty as a Structural Failing | 49 |
A Cause for Concern | 83 |
In Our SelfInterest | 85 |
True to Values | 123 |
Essence of Citizenship | 145 |
Creating Fundamental Change | 169 |
Future Directions | 193 |
From the Ground Up | 243 |
Sources of Data | 255 |
Additional Life Table Analyses | 267 |
Notes | 281 |
Bibliography | 301 |
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One Nation, Underprivileged: Why American Poverty Affects Us All Mark Robert Rank Omejen predogled - 2004 |
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One Nation, Underprivileged: Why American Poverty Affects Us All Mark Robert Rank Predogled ni na voljo - 2005 |
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Stran 3 - The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.
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