"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 …

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