Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-198) and index.
Contents
List of figures -- List of tables -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Early views of poverty in America -- 3. Methods of measuring poverty -- 4. Characteristics of the poverty population -- 5. Causes of poverty -- 6. Why poverty remains high, revisited -- 7. Poverty and policy -- 8. Conclusion -- appendix. Data and methods for the analysis in chapter 6 -- Notes -- References -- Index.
