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Have welfare reforms been successful in helping America's poor? Are government programs out of touch with modern poverty? Does marriage reduce or complicate poverty? Will raising the minimum wage have a positive impact on closing the wage gap? Supporting Social Studies curriculum, this informative edition tackles the many facets of poverty in America. Readers are presented with a number of essays on the various concerns related to the subject matter. Includes primary and secondary sources from a variety of perspectives; eyewitnesses, scientific journals, government officials, and many others.

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Review: How Can the Poor Be Helped? Each well-chosen selection raises fascinating questions about the legal and ethical aspects of each issue, inviting teens' empathy with personal histories as well as facts. With up-to-date, relevant resource lists and expertly edited selections, these volumes, like others in the venerable series, are natural choices to support high-school debates and classroom discussion.--Booklist, March 2011

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