01850cam a2200337 i 4500 876312006 TxAuBib 20230629120000.0 221208s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2022052347 9780593239919 0593239911 (OCoLC)1333920883 TxAuBib rda Desmond, Matthew,. Poverty, by America [ANF] / Matthew Desmond. First edition. New York : Crown, [2023] xii, 284 pages ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-271) and index. Prologue -- The kind of problem poverty is -- Why haven't we made more progress? -- How we undercut workers -- How we force the poor to pay more -- How we rely on welfare -- How we buy opportunity -- Invest in ending poverty -- Empower the poor -- Tear down the walls -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index. "The United States, the richest country on earth, has more poverty than any other advanced democracy. Why? Why does this land of plenty allow one in every eight of its children to go without basic necessities, permit scores of its citizens to live and die on the streets, and authorize its corporations to pay poverty wages? In this landmark book, acclaimed sociologist Matthew Desmond draws on history, research, and original reporting to show how affluent Americans knowingly and unknowingly keep poor people poor. "-- Provided by publisher. 20230629. Poverty United States. Poverty Prevention. Poor United States. TXGPL