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Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
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Essayist and cultural critic Barbara Ehrenreich has always specialized in turning received wisdom on its head with intelligence, clarity, and verve. With some 12 million women being pushed into the labor market by welfare reform, she decided to do some good old-fashioned journalism and find out just how they were going to survive on the wages of the un... »
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Creating a World Without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism
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Like many new ideas, the book is at the same time terrifying and exciting.
He challenges that capitalism in it's current structure neglects a significant portion of the world's population and is threatening the global environment. While he asserts that there is much that is good about a free-market economy and global economic expansion, he... »
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A Framework for Understanding Poverty
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Wow what an enlightening read! I was having difficulty with my students and this book made sense of it. It gave me encouragement that I can do something to reach my students, but that it would not be easy. I have since passed it on to a few of my colleagues. It is too good to not share!... »
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The Working Poor: Invisible in America
The Working Poor examines the "forgotten America" where "millions live in the shadow of prosperity, in the twilight between poverty and well-being.... »
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Planet of Slums
This is an actually frightening book by the provocative Mike Davis. Well written and very well researched, this is essentially a clear summary of the lar... »
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