Poverty, by America
(Book)
Description
"The Pulitzer Prize-winning, bestselling author of Evicted reimagines the debate on poverty, making a new and bracing argument about why it persists in America: because the rest of us benefit from it. The United States, the richest country on earth, has more poverty than any other advanced democracy. Why? Why does this land of plenty allow one in every eight of its children to go without basic necessities, permit scores of its citizens to live and die on the streets, and authorize its corporations to pay poverty wages? In this landmark book, acclaimed sociologist Matthew Desmond draws on history, research, and original reporting to show how affluent Americans knowingly and unknowingly keep poor people poor. Those of us who are financially secure exploit the poor, driving down their wages while forcing them to overpay for housing and access to cash and credit. We prioritize the subsidization of our wealth over the alleviation of poverty, designing a welfare state that gives the most to those who need the least. And we stockpile opportunity in exclusive communities, creating zones of concentrated riches alongside those of concentrated despair. Some lives are made small so that others may grow. Elegantly written and fiercely argued, this compassionate book gives us new ways of thinking about a morally urgent problem. It also helps us imagine solutions. Desmond builds a startlingly original and ambitious case for ending poverty. He calls on us all to become poverty abolitionists, engaged in a politics of collective belonging to usher in a new age of shared prosperity and, at last, true freedom."--
Copies
More Details
Notes
Reviews from GoodReads
Citations
Desmond, M. (2023). Poverty, by America. First edition. New York, Crown.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Desmond, Matthew. 2023. Poverty, By America. New York, Crown.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Desmond, Matthew, Poverty, By America. New York, Crown, 2023.
MLA Citation (style guide)Desmond, Matthew. Poverty, By America. First edition. New York, Crown, 2023.
Staff View
Record Information
Last Sierra Extract Time | Sep 16, 2024 05:57:56 PM |
---|---|
Last File Modification Time | Sep 16, 2024 05:58:12 PM |
Last Grouped Work Modification Time | Sep 16, 2024 10:17:59 PM |
MARC Record
LEADER | 05932cam 22007098i 4500 | ||
---|---|---|---|
001 | on1333920883 | ||
003 | OCoLC | ||
005 | 20230320110122.0 | ||
008 | 221208t20232023nyu g b 001 0 eng d | ||
010 | |a 2022052347 | ||
020 | |a 9780593239919 |q (hardcover) | ||
020 | |a 0593239911 |q (hardcover) | ||
040 | |a DLC |b eng |e rda |c DLC |d AZH |d LJW |d OI6 |d JAS |d WHP |d NB |d EL | ||
042 | |a pcc | ||
043 | |a n-us--- | ||
050 | 0 | 0 | |a HC110.P6 |b D46 2023 |
082 | 0 | 0 | |a 362.50973 |2 23/eng/20230118 |
100 | 1 | |a Desmond, Matthew, |e author. | |
245 | 1 | 0 | |a Poverty, by America / |c Matthew Desmond. |
250 | |a First edition. | ||
264 | 1 | |a New York : |b Crown, |c [2023] | |
264 | 4 | |c ©2023. | |
300 | |a xii, 284 pages ; |c 22 cm | ||
336 | |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
337 | |a unmediated |b n |2 rdamedia | ||
338 | |a volume |b nc |2 rdacarrier | ||
504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages [195]-271) and index. | ||
505 | 0 | |a The kind of problem poverty is -- Why haven't we made more progress? -- How we undercut workers -- How we force the poor to pay more -- How we rely on welfare -- How we buy opportunity -- Invest in ending poverty -- Empower the poor -- Tear down the walls. | |
520 | |a "The Pulitzer Prize-winning, bestselling author of Evicted reimagines the debate on poverty, making a new and bracing argument about why it persists in America: because the rest of us benefit from it. The United States, the richest country on earth, has more poverty than any other advanced democracy. Why? Why does this land of plenty allow one in every eight of its children to go without basic necessities, permit scores of its citizens to live and die on the streets, and authorize its corporations to pay poverty wages? In this landmark book, acclaimed sociologist Matthew Desmond draws on history, research, and original reporting to show how affluent Americans knowingly and unknowingly keep poor people poor. Those of us who are financially secure exploit the poor, driving down their wages while forcing them to overpay for housing and access to cash and credit. We prioritize the subsidization of our wealth over the alleviation of poverty, designing a welfare state that gives the most to those who need the least. And we stockpile opportunity in exclusive communities, creating zones of concentrated riches alongside those of concentrated despair. Some lives are made small so that others may grow. Elegantly written and fiercely argued, this compassionate book gives us new ways of thinking about a morally urgent problem. It also helps us imagine solutions. Desmond builds a startlingly original and ambitious case for ending poverty. He calls on us all to become poverty abolitionists, engaged in a politics of collective belonging to usher in a new age of shared prosperity and, at last, true freedom."-- |c Provided by publisher. | ||
650 | 0 | |a Poverty |x Causes. | |
650 | 0 | |a Poverty |x Prevention. | |
650 | 0 | |a Poverty |z United States. | |
776 | 0 | 8 | |i Online version: |a Desmond, Matthew. |t Poverty, by America |d New York : Crown, 2023 |z 9780593239926 |w (DLC) 2022052348. |
907 | |a .b27285157 | ||
945 | |y .i6800817x |i 20703219673 |l bran |s - |h |u 17 |x 12 |w 5 |v 7 |t 2 |z 02-03-23 |o - |a 362.5097 DES | ||
945 | |y .i68024277 |i 21204096180 |l nwan |s - |h |u 13 |x 10 |w 3 |v 3 |t 2 |z 02-09-23 |o - |a 362.50973 DES | ||
945 | |y .i68043971 |i 22001630247 |l olan3 |s - |h |u 10 |x 9 |w 1 |v 5 |t 2 |z 02-15-23 |o - |a 362.509 DES | ||
945 | |y .i68112610 |i 22801654645 |l ehan |s - |h |u 8 |x 7 |w 1 |v 3 |t 2 |z 03-09-23 |o - |a 362.509 DES | ||
945 | |y .i68128654 |i 21501179465 |l exan |s - |h 10-01-24 |u 14 |x 12 |w 2 |v 4 |t 2 |z 03-14-23 |o - |a 362.5 DES | ||
945 | |y .i68132074 |i 32159002484547 |l oran |s - |h |u 10 |x 7 |w 3 |v 2 |t 2 |z 03-14-23 |o - |a 362.509 Desmond | ||
945 | |y .i68135841 |i 20802777639 |l lban |s ! |h |u 9 |x 9 |w 0 |v 4 |t 2 |z 03-15-23 |o - |a 362.5097 Desmond | ||
945 | |y .i68153934 |i 22300952052 |l stan |s - |h |u 7 |x 6 |w 1 |v 5 |t 2 |z 03-21-23 |o - |a 362.50 DES | ||
945 | |y .i68162285 |i 21802688735 |l wdan3 |s - |h |u 8 |x 6 |w 2 |v 6 |t 2 |z 03-23-23 |o - |a 362.509/DES | ||
945 | |y .i6816273x |i 33520001518438 |l osan |s - |h |u 14 |x 11 |w 3 |v 1 |t 2 |z 03-23-23 |o - |a 362.509 DESMOND | ||
945 | |y .i68163721 |i 3 1278 00310 7559 |l ntan |s - |h |u 12 |x 8 |w 4 |v 5 |t 2 |z 03-23-23 |o - |a 362.5 Desmond | ||
945 | |y .i68163745 |i 3 1278 00310 8706 |l nban |s - |h |u 11 |x 8 |w 3 |v 4 |t 2 |z 03-23-23 |o - |a 362.5 Desmond | ||
945 | |y .i68202751 |i 22205292547 |l maan |s - |h 10-10-24 |u 13 |x 9 |w 4 |v 4 |t 2 |z 04-03-23 |o - |a 362.5097 DESMOND | ||
945 | |y .i68211594 |i 20603757988 |l elan |s - |h |u 9 |x 7 |w 2 |v 4 |t 2 |z 04-05-23 |o - |a 362.5097 Desmond | ||
945 | |y .i68225027 |i 31200500436943 |l hmanb |s - |h |u 10 |x 8 |w 2 |v 5 |t 2 |z 04-10-23 |o - |a 362.5097/DES | ||
945 | |y .i68233954 |i 20503898825 |l guan |s - |h |u 10 |x 5 |w 5 |v 11 |t 2 |z 04-12-23 |o - |a 362.5 DESMOND | ||
945 | |y .i6827516x |i 31200500437008 |l hcan |s - |h |u 8 |x 7 |w 1 |v 2 |t 2 |z 04-24-23 |o - |a 362.5097/DESMOND | ||
945 | |y .i68297233 |i 35999000709727 |l nsan |s - |h |u 3 |x 1 |w 2 |v 1 |t 2 |z 04-29-23 |o - |a 362.5 DESMOND [APR 23] | ||
945 | |y .i68337073 |i 21707979346 |l waan |s - |h 09-30-24 |u 10 |x 6 |w 4 |v 5 |t 2 |z 05-10-23 |o - |a 362.5097 DESMOND | ||
945 | |y .i68343899 |i 34362000691430 |l bea |s - |h |u 8 |x 6 |w 2 |v 5 |t 2 |z 05-11-23 |o - |a 362.50 DES | ||
945 | |y .i68436336 |i 31251004515484 |l wman |s - |h |u 6 |x 5 |w 1 |v 4 |t 167 |z 06-07-23 |o - |a 362.5097 DESMOND | ||
945 | |y .i68509601 |i 20802792968 |l lgan |s - |h |u 6 |x 3 |w 3 |v 7 |t 2 |z 06-27-23 |o - |a 362.5097 Desmond | ||
945 | |y .i68557280 |i 31216004284662 |l nhan |s ! |h |u 5 |x 4 |w 1 |v 5 |t 2 |z 07-11-23 |o - |a 362.50973 Desmond, Matthew | ||
945 | |y .i6887814x |i 21507136998 |l ivan |s - |h |u 2 |x 0 |w 2 |v 0 |t 2 |z 10-13-23 |o - |a 362.5 DES | ||
945 | |y .i69345491 |i 34342001359963 |l lyan |s - |h |u 1 |x 0 |w 1 |v 0 |t 2 |z 12-19-23 |o - |a 362.50973 DES | ||
945 | |y .i69447238 |i 33600000755336 |l pran |s n |h 07-10-24 |u 3 |x 0 |w 3 |v 2 |t 2 |z 01-18-24 |o - |a 362.5097 DES | ||
945 | |y .i69855420 |i 21302418674 |l nlan |s - |h 09-16-24 |u 1 |x 0 |w 1 |v 2 |t 2 |z 05-21-24 |o - |a 362.5097 DES | ||
998 | |e - |d a |f eng |a be |a lb |a br |a eh |a el |a ex |a lg |a gu |a hc |a hm |a iv |a ly |a ma |a nl |a nb |a nt |a nh |a ns |a nw |a ol |a os |a or |a pr |a st |a wa |a wm |a wd |