Poverty, By America
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THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERONE OF BARACK OBAMA’S FAVOURITE BOOKS OF 2023 A searing study of American poverty from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of EvictedThe United States is the richest country on earth, yet has more poverty than any other advanced democracy
One in seven Americans live below the poverty line, a line which hasn’t shifted over the last fifty years, despite the efforts of successive governments
Why is there so much scarcity in this land of dollars?In Poverty, by America, acclaimed sociologist Matthew Desmond examines American poverty today and the stories we tell ourselves about it
Spanning social isolation, mass incarceration, the housing crisis, domestic violence, crack and opioid epidemics, welfare cuts and more, Desmond argues that poverty does not result from a lack of resources or good policy ideas
We already know how to eliminate it
The hard part is getting more of us to care
To do so, we need a new story
As things stand, liberals explain poverty through insurmountable structural issues, whereas conservatives highlight personal failings and poor life choices
Both abdicate responsibility, and ignore the reality that the advantages of the rich only come at the expense of the poor
It is time better-paid citizens put themselves back in the narrative, recognizing that the depth and expanse of poverty in any nation reflects our failure to look out for one another
Poverty must ultimately be met by community: all this suffering and want is our doing, and we can undo it.
Format: Paperback / softback 304 pages
Classifications: USA, Reportage & collected journalism, Poverty & unemployment, Housing & homelessness, Social discrimination & inequality, Social classes
ISBN : 9780141998794
Published : 28 Mar 2024
Author : Matthew Desmond
Size : 198 x 128 x 16 (mm)
Weight : N/A
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