| Description |
xi, 404 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Global issues |
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Global issues.
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| Contents |
Foreword / Steven N. Durlauf -- Pt. I. At Issue -- Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. Focus on the United States -- Ch. 3. Global Perspectives -- Pt. II. Primary Sources -- Ch. 4. United States Documents -- Ch. 5. International Documents -- Pt. III. Research Tools -- Ch. 6. How to Research World Poverty -- Ch. 7. Facts and Figures -- Ch. 8. Key Players A to Z -- Ch. 9. Organizations and Agencies -- Ch. 10. Annotated Bibliography |
| Summary |
"World Poverty explores the definition of true poverty, while analyzing its causes and the toll it has taken. Detailed case studies examine the situation in the United States, India, Syria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guatemala, and Ukraine and evaluate the various strategies national governments have adopted to fight poverty."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-356) and index |
| Subject |
Poverty.
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Poverty -- Government policy -- Case studies.
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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| LC no. |
2007021751 |
| ISBN |
9780816068074 |
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0816068070 |
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