Introduction -- The state of poverty : TANF recipients -- The response to poverty and inequality : the welfare state … preventing teenage pregnancy -- Addressing poverty and inequality …

"In the United States, the causes and even the meanings of poverty are disconnected from the causes and meanings of … global poverty. The Routledge Handbook of Poverty and the United States provides an authoritative overview of the … relationship of poverty with the rise of neoliberal capitalism in the context of globalization. Reorienting its national economy …

widespread myths pertaining to poverty. Throughout each of our careers we have encountered these myths on a routine basis. They … poverty are much different than the myths. In many ways they are more disturbing. The idealized image of American society is …

This book investigates and documents multidimensional poverty in the United States and identifies patterns and … first part introduces multidimensional poverty and provides a rationale for viewing poverty through a lens of multiple … deprivations. It discusses how the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) compares to more narrowly-focused, income-based poverty …