Poor Support
Poverty in the American Family
October 1989
Trade Paperback · 288 Pages
$21.00 U.S. · $25.50 CAN
ISBN 9780465059959
Basic Books
Trade Paperback · 288 Pages
$21.00 U.S. · $25.50 CAN
ISBN 9780465059959
Basic Books
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Description
The subject of a New York Times Magazine cover story of December 8, 1996, David Ellwood is one of the country's leading experts on poverty. In this book he describes who the poor are, explains why they are poor, and suggests new policies for helping them. Poor Support is a major reinterpretation of the various forms that poverty takes in American families and what can be done to alleviate the problem.
About the Author
David T. Ellwood is professor of public policy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.