Poverty

Poverty affects millions of people, and the gap between rich and poor is growing. According to the United Nations, more than 1.3 billion people around the globe live in extreme poverty. This book asks what it means to be poor. If there is enough food in the world to feed everyone, why does poverty exist? How does it affect peoples lives, health, and education? What can be done to bring an end to poverty? The Critical World Issues series explores some of the most controversial and newsworthy subjects in the modern world. Each book examines the facts about the issue being covered, with information about arguments and opinions from around the globe. Special research projects, as well as a great variety of additional resources, invite the reader to engage with the issues that are currently shaping our world.

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Poverty

Poverty affects millions of people, and the gap between rich and poor is growing. According to the United Nations, more than 1.3 billion people around the globe live in extreme poverty. This book asks what it means to be poor. If there is enough food in the world to feed everyone, why does poverty exist? How does it affect peoples lives, health, and education? What can be done to bring an end to poverty? The Critical World Issues series explores some of the most controversial and newsworthy subjects in the modern world. Each book examines the facts about the issue being covered, with information about arguments and opinions from around the globe. Special research projects, as well as a great variety of additional resources, invite the reader to engage with the issues that are currently shaping our world.

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Poverty

Poverty

by Karen Steinman
Poverty

Poverty

by Karen Steinman

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Overview

Poverty affects millions of people, and the gap between rich and poor is growing. According to the United Nations, more than 1.3 billion people around the globe live in extreme poverty. This book asks what it means to be poor. If there is enough food in the world to feed everyone, why does poverty exist? How does it affect peoples lives, health, and education? What can be done to bring an end to poverty? The Critical World Issues series explores some of the most controversial and newsworthy subjects in the modern world. Each book examines the facts about the issue being covered, with information about arguments and opinions from around the globe. Special research projects, as well as a great variety of additional resources, invite the reader to engage with the issues that are currently shaping our world.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781422236581
Publisher: Mason Crest
Publication date: 08/01/2016
Series: Critical World Issues Series
Pages: 112
Product dimensions: 7.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range: 12 - 17 Years

Table of Contents

1 What Is Poverty? 7

2 Why Are People Poor? 23

3 Is Poverty a Worldwide Problem? 35

4 How Does Poverty Affect Daily Life? 49

5 Does Poverty Affect Health? 61

6 Can People Escape Poverty? 73

7 Can We End Poverty Worldwide? 85

Appendix: U.S. Census Bureau Data on Poverty in the United States 95

International Organizations 100

Series Glossary 102

Further Reading 104

Internet Resources 106

Index 108

Photo Credits/About the Author 112

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