The war on poverty / by Carolee Laine ; content consultant, Michael J. Rich, Professor of Political Science and Environmental Sciences Emory University. [Boundless electronic resource]
Publication Info.
Minneapolis, Minnesota : Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing, [2017]
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?
Summary
The War on Poverty 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. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Audience
1140L Lexile
Study Program
Accelerated Reader MG+ 8.5 3 3 188508
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 104-109) and index.
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.