Poverty

Name: Poverty
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ISBN: 9780737737486

ISBN-10: 0737737484

ISBN-13: 9780737737486

Edition: 2008

Authors: Viqi Wagner

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Editor Viqi Wagner has compiled several hard-hitting essays that peel apart the controversies of poverty. Across four chapters, readers will analyze whether poverty is a serious problem, what its causes are, how it can be reduced in the U.S., and how we should address global poverty. Essay sources include the U.S. Census Bureau, National Organization for Women, The World Bank, Arloc Sherman, Aviva Aron-Dine, and Charles A. Murray.

Book details

List price: $33.80
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Publication date: 7/21/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 280
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English



Why Consider Opposing Viewpoints?


Introduction



Is Poverty a Serious Problem in America?


Chapter Preface



Census Bureau Measures Show the U.S. Poverty Rate Has Decreased



Census Bureau Methods of Measuring Poverty Are Unreliable




Most "Poor" Americans Enjoy a Comfortable Standard of Living




The Working Poor Are Not Getting By in America




Record Numbers of Americans Are Abjectly Poor




The Gap Between Rich and Poor Is Widening




The Gap Between Rich and Poor Is Not Widening



Periodical Bibliography



What Causes Poverty in America?


Chapter Preface



Immigration Is Increasing Poverty in the United States




Immigration Is Not Increasing Poverty in the United States




Racism Causes Poverty




People Are Poor Through Their Own Behavior and Bad Choices




Massive Job Loss Is Increasing Poverty in America



Periodical Bibliography



How Can Poverty Be Reduced in the United States?


Chapter Preface



Raising the Minimum Wage Will Reduce Poverty




Raising the Minimum Wage Will Not Reduce Poverty




Expanding Government Programs Can Reduce Poverty




Poverty Has Been Reduced by Restricting Government Programs




Tax Cuts Reduce Poverty




Tax Cuts Hurt the Poor



Replace Antipoverty Programs with Annual Cash Grants for Every Adult American




Replacing Antipoverty Programs with Cash Grants Is Unworkable



Periodical Bibliography



How Should Global Poverty Be Addressed?


Chapter Preface



The UN Millennium Project Can Halve Global Poverty by 2015



The UN Millennium Project Is Failing to Reduce Global Poverty




Multinational Corporations Can Reduce Global Poverty




Multinational Corporations Cause Global Poverty




Immigrant Remittances Reduce Poverty in Poor Home Countries




Immigrant Workers' Remittances Cannot Solve Global Poverty



Periodical Bibliography


For Further Discussion


Organizations to Contact


Bibliography of Books


Index