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Poverty in America: a handbook

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List of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgments Preface to the 2012 Edition 1. Introduction 2. Early Views of Poverty in America 3. Methods of Measuring Poverty 4. Characteristics of the Poverty Population 5. Causes of Poverty 6. Why Poverty Remains High, Revisited 7. Poverty and Policy 8. Conclusion Appendix: Data and Methods for the Analysis in Chapter 6 Notes References Index

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Key concepts: Poverty, History, Economics, Economic growth