Is poverty a serious problem in America? -- Census Bureau measures show the US poverty rate has increased / US Census Bureau -- Census Bureau methods of measuring poverty are unreliable / David DeGraw -- Most "poor" Americans enjoy a comfortable standard of living / Robert Rector -- The working poor are not getting by in America / Working Poor Families Project -- The gap between the rich and the poor is widening / Joseph E. Stiglitz -- The gap between the rich and the poor is not widening / Terence Corcoran -- What causes poverty in America? -- Immigration is increasing poverty in the United States / Eric A. Ruark and Matthew Graham -- Immigration is not increasing poverty in the United States / Daniel Griswold -- People are poor through their own bad choices / Steven Malanga -- Job loss due to the recession is increasing poverty / Claudia Rowe -- How can poverty be reduced in the United States? -- Raising the minimum wage will reduce poverty / Holly Sklar -- Raising the minimum wage will not reduce poverty / James Sherk -- Welfare reform has reduced poverty / Steven Malanga -- Welfare reform has increased poverty / Fred Goldstein -- The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will reduce poverty / James Kvaal and Ben Furnas -- How should global poverty be addressed? -- Foreign assistance can reduce global poverty / J. Brain Atwood -- Foreign assistance cannot reduce global poverty / Jagdish Bhagwati -- Philanthropy is a necessary response to global poverty / Peter Singer -- Philanthropy is a flawed response to global poverty / Vinny Singh -- Microfranchising can be a solution to global poverty / PRWeb -- Microfranchising may not be a solution to global poverty / Richard Shaffer.

This book is a collection of articles in which researchers, advocates, and commentators debate the causes of poverty, how poverty can be reduced in the United States, and how global poverty should be addressed. This book is a collection of articles in which researchers, advocates, and commentators debate the causes of poverty, how poverty can be reduced in the United States, and how global poverty should be addressed.

Junior High School Araling Panlipunan (AP)

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