{"product_id":"so-rich-so-poor-why-its-so-hard-to-end-poverty-in-america","title":"So Rich, So Poor: Why It's So Hard to End Poverty in America","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eSo Rich, So Poor: Why It's So Hard to End Poverty in America\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003ePeter Edelman\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781595589361\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eThe New Press\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2013\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003e8\/13\/13\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e208\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A competent, thorough assessment from a veteran expert in the field.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eReviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Income disparities in our wealthy nation are wider than at any point since the Great Depression. The structure of today's economy has stultified wage growth for half of America's workers--with even worse results at the bottom and for people of color--while bestowing billions on the few at the very top. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this \"accessible and inspiring analysis\", lifelong anti-poverty advocate Peter Edelman assesses how the United States can have such an outsized number of unemployed and working poor despite important policy gains. He delves into what is happening to the people behind the statistics and takes a particular look at young people of color, for whom the possibility of productive lives is too often lost on the way to adulthood (Angela Glover Blackwell). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For anyone who wants to understand one of the critical issues of twenty-first century America, \u003ci\u003eSo Rich, So Poor\u003c\/i\u003e is \"engaging and informative\" (William Julius Wilson) and \"powerful and eloquent\" (Wade Henderson).\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"The New Press","offers":[{"title":"So Rich, So Poor: Why It's So Hard to End Poverty in America | Peter Edelman | Paperback | 9781595589361 | Used: Like New | Politics 1767114 (temp: 27)","offer_id":49385095233688,"sku":"1767114","price":5.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/61-OXsLN3CL.jpg?v=1783195446","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/so-rich-so-poor-why-its-so-hard-to-end-poverty-in-america","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}