World poverty / Sylvia Whitman ; foreword by Steven N. Durlauf.
World poverty / Sylvia Whitman ; foreword by Steven N. Durlauf.
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New York, NY : Facts On File, Inc., c2008.
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N339.46/ 28
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xi, 404 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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...
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New York, NY : Facts On File, Inc., c2008.
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New York (State)
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c2008.
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"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 JACK...
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World poverty / Sylvia Whitman ; foreword by Steven N. Durlauf.
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Global issues.
Global issues.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-356) and index.
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N339.46/ 28
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74VMbwaJ6oJX
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0816068070
9780816068074
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339.46
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