Bibliograph

The war on poverty, by Carolee Laine ; content consultant, Michael J. Rich, Professor of Political Science and Environmental Sciences Emory University

Type

Label

The war on poverty, by Carolee Laine ; content consultant, Michael J. Rich, Professor of Political Science and Environmental Sciences Emory University

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 104-109) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 13-17

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The war on poverty

Nature of contents

bibliographydictionaries

Responsibility statement

by Carolee Laine ; content consultant, Michael J. Rich, Professor of Political Science and Environmental Sciences Emory University

Series statement

Special reports

Summary

Covers the history of poverty in the United States, explaining what poverty looks like today and highlighting key players and efforts to reduce poverty in the country

Table Of Contents

Who are the poor? -- Causes of poverty -- Declaring war on poverty -- Programs for the poor -- Politics and poverty -- Hand up or handout? -- Global poverty -- Winning or losing?

Target audience

adolescent

Contributor