<p>Brij Mohan, Dean Emeritus at Louisiana State University and a member of <em>Poverty and Public Policy's </em>editorial board, reviews this book that is centered around the state of education in the social work field.</p>

<p>The author presents research in progress, exploring the <em>Poverty of Culture</em> as a refutation of the mythical 'cycle of poverty' sustained by the older <em>Culture of Poverty.</em></p>

<p>In a BP-belied, Wall Street weary, Afghanistan anguished world, reality is hopelessly fraught with post-ideological angst and apogee. Policy innovations are prescient plans for a dubious 21st Century. We examine the interface of social change and policy innovations and argue for a global...</p>