domestic economic assistance

Analyzes social welfare in the United States focusing on topics like poverty, public programs for poor families, and the characteristics of the homeless. Also examines the housing problem and how poverty impacts health.

"Covers the history of poverty in the United States, explaining what poverty looks like today and highlighting key players and efforts to reduce poverty in the country"--Provided by publisher.

The author argues that race is a dominant factor in the United States' failed war on poverty and demonstrates how Johnson's "War on Poverty" became embroiled with the Civil Rights Movement.

A listing of names and addresses of agencies that provide free or low-cost publications on a wide variety of topics.

Traces political and economic events over the last twenty years from administration to administration and discusses the impact upon the poor.

A collection of articles debating issues related to poverty in America.

Presents opposing viewpoints on various aspects of poverty, including its causes, ways to end it, the welfare system, the homeless, and the relationship between poverty and discrimination.

Presents facts and statistics on several aspects of poverty and homelessness in the U.S., covering such topics as public programs, the low-income housing issue, malnutrition, and characteristics of the homeless population.

Examines why, after fifty years and more than $2.3 trillion in aid from the West, global poverty is still a prevalent problem and offers practical suggestions for solving the problem and developing effective means for dealing with poverty.