Poverty & unemployment books

Covering fifty countries on six continents over a twenty-year span- Henderson asks the hard social, political and...  Read More >>

"Singer, named one of The 100 Most Influential People in the World by ""TIME"" magazine, uses ethical arguments,...  Read More >>

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Class differences permeate the neighborhoods, classrooms, and workplaces where we lead our daily lives. But little...  Read More >>

Given the increasing diversity of the nation--particularly with respect to its growing Hispanic and Asian populations--why...  Read More >>

A Bum Deal is a story of incredible pride and perseverance, and a recovery no one-least of all Rufus himself-could...  Read More >>

Although many studies exist on poverty in developing countries, traditionally they tend to utilize either a subjective...  Read More >>

How the Other Half Lives by Jacob Riis sheds fascinating light on how our immigrants in the 1800's lived in New...  Read More >>

As millions continue to face a future of food poverty, lessons can be learned by considering how farmer cooperatives...  Read More >>

This short and engaging book provides the latest research on child poverty by Canadian sociologist Patrizia Albanese....  Read More >>

General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1915 Original Publisher: H. Holt and company Subjects:...  Read More >>

An examination of poverty and homelessness in Halifax at the turn of 20th century, this book challenges the notion...  Read More >>

Emerging from a public colloquium on the criminalization of poverty, this volume critically interrogates how state...  Read More >>

What most individuals and institutions in more economically advanced societies often do is to engage in businesses...  Read More >>

There is a growing realization that business development is the most effective weapon in fighting world poverty....  Read More >>

In Ferraris for all, Daniel Ben-Ami argues that society as a whole benefits from greater affluence and action is...  Read More >>

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A look at the effect of welfare reform on seemingly affluent suburban families. These stories reveal a broad array...  Read More >>

A look at the effect of welfare reform on seemingly affluent suburban families. These stories reveal a broad array...  Read More >>

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A history of the Sheffield workhouse  Read More >>

A compilation of papers, presented at the South Asia Economics Students' Meet, on the theme 'Economic Challenges...  Read More >>

Oral histories and secretly recorded telephone conversations dramatically reveal how Lyndon Johnson's administration...  Read More >>

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