Poor America : A Comparative-Historical Study of Poverty in the U.S. and Western Europe

Name: Poor America
Brand: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
SKU: 9780739111635
Price: 18250 KES
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ISBN: 9780739111635

by Samuel J. Eldersveld

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Format Hardback

ISBN-10 0739111639

ISBN-13 9780739111635

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Imprint Lexington Books

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Feb 9th, 2007

Print length 178 Pages

Weight 390 grams

Dimensions 23.90 x 16.00 x 1.90 cms

Product Classification: Poverty and precarity Poverty & unemployment

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Poor America describes the sharp contrast in the extent of poverty between the United States and six Western European countries. Samuel J. Eldersveld seeks to discover why America struggles more with this social issue by exploring the history of the countries and various theories.

Poor America describes the sharp contrast in the extent of poverty between the United States and six Western European countries. While 36 million Americans live below the poverty line, a much smaller percent of Western Europeans struggle with the same problem. Samuel J. Eldersveld seeks to discover why this variance exists by exploring various theories. To explain the larger percentage of American poor, he tackles the history of poverty in each of the featured countries along with examining the "system theory" approach, the role of values, the political elite character in the United States compared to Europe, and the differential robes of the business elites in these countries. Poor America follows the issue of poverty through the present day, discussing proposals and prospects for reform in poverty relief in the United States.

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