The Forgotten Americans
- ISBN-10
- 0393033880
- ISBN-13
- 9780393033885
- Category
- Poor
- Pages
- 248
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1992
- Publisher
- W W Norton & Company Incorporated
- Authors
- Thomas J. Volgy, John E. Schwarz
Description
Examines the plight of the working poor in America, explores the reasons why working poverty is widespread, and outlines possible solutions
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- 2018-01-01
- 255 pages
- Paperback
- Yale University Press
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