Poverty, by America
(Large Print)
Author
Published
New York : Random House Large Print, [2023].
Format
Large Print
Edition
First large print edition.
ISBN
9780593678541, 0593678540
Physical Desc
xii, 383 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Denville Library - Adult Nonfiction - Large Print | LT 362.5 DES | Available |
Morris County Library - Adult Nonfiction - New | LT 362.50973 DES | Checked Out |
Rockaway Township Library - Adult Nonfiction - Large Print | LT 362.5 DES | Available |
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Published
New York : Random House Large Print, [2023].
Edition
First large print edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9780593678541, 0593678540
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 239-361) and index.
Description
"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. Those of us who are financially secure exploit the poor, driving down their wages while forcing them to overpay for housing and access to cash and credit. We prioritize the subsidization of our wealth over the alleviation of poverty, designing a welfare state that gives the most to those who need the least. And we stockpile opportunity in exclusive communities, creating zones of concentrated riches alongside those of concentrated despair. Some lives are made small so that others may grow....[T]his compassionate book gives us new ways of thinking about a morally urgent problem. It also helps us imagine solutions. Desmond builds a startlingly original and ambitious case for ending poverty. He calls on us all to become poverty abolitionists, engaged in a politics of collective belonging to usher in a new age of shared prosperity and, at last, true freedom." --book jacket (standard print version)
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Desmond, M. (2023). Poverty, by America (First large print edition.). Random House Large Print.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Desmond, Matthew. 2023. Poverty, By America. Random House Large Print.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Desmond, Matthew. Poverty, By America Random House Large Print, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Desmond, Matthew. Poverty, By America First large print edition., Random House Large Print, 2023.
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