The Poverty Paradox

Understanding Economic Hardship Amid American Prosperity

Mark Robert Rank (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

224 Seiten

2023
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-021263-6 (ISBN)

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The paradox of poverty amidst plenty has plagued the United States throughout the 21st century - why should the wealthiest country in the world also have the highest rates of poverty among the industrialized nations? Based on his decades-long research and scholarship, one of the nation's leading authorities provides the answer. In The Poverty Paradox, Mark Robert Rank develops his unique perspective for understanding this puzzle.

The approach is what he has defined over the years as structural vulnerability. Central to this new way of thinking is the distinction between those who lose out at the economic game versus why the game produces losers in the first place. Americans experiencing poverty tend to have certain characteristics placing them at a greater risk of impoverishment. Yet poverty results not from these factors, but rather from a lack of sufficient opportunities in society. In particular, the shortage of decent paying jobs and a strong safety net are paramount.

Based upon this understanding, Rank goes on to detail a variety of strategies and programs to effectively alleviate poverty in the future. Implementing these policies has the added benefit of reinforcing several of the nation's most important values and principles. The Poverty Paradox represents a game changing examination of poverty and inequality. It provides the essential blueprint for finally combatting this economic injustice in the years ahead.

Mark Robert Rank is currently the Herbert S. Hadley Professor of Social Welfare in the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis. He is widely recognized as one of the foremost experts on issues of poverty, inequality, and social justice. He has been the recipient of many awards, and his research has been reported in a wide range of media outlets including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, USA Today, and National Public Radio.

Part I: Overview

Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Defining, Measuring, and Counting
Chapter 3: The Traditional Perspective

Part II: The Structural Vulnerability Framework

Chapter 4: Economic Vulnerability and the Role of Human Capital
Chapter 5: Cumulative Inequality
Chapter 6: Two Levels of Understanding

Part III: The Broader Context

Chapter 7: Building the Foundation
Chapter 8: Policy Implications
Chapter 9: Looking Back, Looking Ahead

Notes

Erscheinungsdatum	13.03.2023
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	242 x 163 mm
Gewicht	445 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
Themenwelt	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre
ISBN-10	0-19-021263-2 / 0190212632
ISBN-13	978-0-19-021263-6 / 9780190212636
Zustand	Neuware