Poverty in america is comprehensive easily accessible up to date and has a vast reference section for those who want even more detail it could serve as a textbook for upper level undergraduate or graduate courses or as a reference book for instructors trying to construct undergraduate lectures it is an intelligent balanced and carefully researched handbook. This volume is an excellent overview of the dimensions and sources of american poverty john iceland combines statistical data theoretical arguments and historical information in a book that is. Pp 1 10 poverty will always be with us this is not a new idea from the gospel of john to today many have despaired that poverty is an enduring feature of society even as they search for ways to alleviate it. T1 poverty in america t2 a handbook third edition au iceland john py 2013 8 1 y1 2013 8 1 n2 the united states is among the most affluent nations in the world and has its largest economy nevertheless it has more poverty than most countries with similar standards of living growing income inequality and the great recession have made the problem worse in this thoroughly . Poverty in america a handbook john iceland imprint berkeley university of california press c2013 isbn 9780520276369 pbk alk paper contents note introduction early views of poverty in america methods of measuring poverty characteristics of the poverty population global poverty causes of poverty the great recession poverty and policy conclusion abstract