Richard Worth Release Date: 30 June 1997 Format: Hardcover Pages: 96 Publisher: Lucent Books ISBN: 9781560061922 ISBN-10: 1560061928
In the United States, nearly six million people live in poverty. Corporate downsizing, the flight of business from urban centers, and the changing character of the American family have all contributed to the growing number of poor people. This title looks at the lives of the poor in America an investigates some of the methods that governmental and civic groups are using to counter the effects of poverty