Preface to the third edition -- Acknowledgments -- Poverty as a social problem -- Individualistic theories of poverty and inequality -- The biogenetic theory of poverty and inequality -- The cultural theory of poverty and inequality -- The human capital theory of poverty and inequality -- A...

The Declaration of Independence states that all people are endowed with certain unalienable rights, and that among these is the pursuit of happiness. But is happiness available equally to everyone in America today? How about elsewhere in the world? Carol Graham draws on cutting edge research...

Introduction -- (Re)considering poverty and place in the U.S -- The changing geography of poverty in the U.S -- The local safety net response -- Understanding metropolitan social service safety nets -- Rethinking poverty, rethinking policy