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The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected WorldThe Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World
Whatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada's Quest to Change Harlem and AmericaWhatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada's Quest to Change Harlem and America
Enough: Why the World's Poorest Starve in an Age of Plenty.Enough: Why the World's Poorest Starve in an Age of Plenty.
The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About ItThe Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It
A Framework for Understanding PovertyA Framework for Understanding Poverty
Class: A Guide Through the American Status SystemClass: A Guide Through the American Status System
The Life You Can Save: Acting Now to End World PovertyThe Life You Can Save: Acting Now to End World Poverty
FRAGILE: The Human ConditionFRAGILE: The Human Condition
The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our TimeThe End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time
The City of JoyThe City of Joy
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The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our TimeThe End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time
The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About ItThe Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in AmericaNickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
The White Man's Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little GoodThe White Man's Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good
Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food SystemStuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food System
The Old Leather Man: Historical Accounts of a Connecticut and New York Legend (Garnet Books)The Old Leather Man: Historical Accounts of a Connecticut and New York Legend (Garnet Books)
Whatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada's Quest to Change Harlem and AmericaWhatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada's Quest to Change Harlem and America
The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected WorldThe Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World
Creating a World Without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of CapitalismCreating a World Without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism
The Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Why Some Are So Rich and Some So PoorThe Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Why Some Are So Rich and Some So Poor

 

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Punishing the Poor: The Neoliberal Government of Social Insecurity (a John Hope Franklin Center Book)  Punishing the Poor: The Neoliberal Government of Social Insecurity (a John Hope Franklin Center Book)
Author: Loïc Wacquant

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The Beautiful Tree: A Personal Journey Into How the World's Poorest People Are Educating Themselves  The Beautiful Tree: A Personal Journey Into How the World's Poorest People Are Educating Themselves
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Promises I Can Keep: Why Poor Women Put Motherhood Before Marriage  Promises I Can Keep: Why Poor Women Put Motherhood Before Marriage
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No Shame in My Game: The Working Poor in the Inner City  No Shame in My Game: The Working Poor in the Inner City
Author: Katherine S. Newman

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Regulating the Poor: The Functions of Public Welfare  Regulating the Poor: The Functions of Public Welfare
Authors: Frances Fox Piven, Richard Cloward

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Economic Gangsters: Corruption, Violence, and the Poverty of Nations  Economic Gangsters: Corruption, Violence, and the Poverty of Nations
Authors: Raymond Fisman, Edward Miguel

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Ain't No Makin' It: Aspirations and Attainment in a Low-Income Neighborhood, Third Edition  Ain't No Makin' It: Aspirations and Attainment in a Low-Income Neighborhood, Third Edition
Author: Jay Macleod

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An African Centered Response to Ruby Payne's Poverty Theory  An African Centered Response to Ruby Payne's Poverty Theory
Author: Jawanza Kunjufu

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The Globalization of Poverty and the New World Order  The Globalization of Poverty and the New World Order
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Flat Broke with Children: Women in the Age of Welfare Reform  Flat Broke with Children: Women in the Age of Welfare Reform
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