Genre: Public Policy - Social Policy, Poverty & Homelessness, Social Classes & Economic Disparity Published: March 21, 2023 Previous Rank: n/a Buy at Bookshop.org ...

Two newly released books tell the same story of poverty: one, a novel. The other, a meticulously researched treatise on factors that create poverty and the steps that could be — but are not ...

On the Shelf Poverty, by America By Matthew Desmond Crown: 304 pages, $28 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent ...

Children’s books about poverty and homelessness are important. For one, kids need to see themselves in stories. Reading about someone who is also poor like you are is affirming.

A man in London who had read one of Zitelmann’s other books told him that he writes like he is talking, which Zitelmann did not deny, “I write the way people speak. . . .

LA VIDA by Oscar Lewis. 669 pages. Random House. $10.At 40, Fernanda Fuentes Ríos, a Puerto Rican American of Negro blood, has had six husbands. Junior, her sixth, is 19. Fernandá's ...

The burden of proof that microfinance makes any meaningful contribution to poverty reduction remains squarely with its practitioners. This is a high hurdle: a country achieving fast economic growth is ...

POVERTY, BY AMERICA, by Matthew Desmond Over the past decade or two, it has become fashionable to attribute major social ills to underlying “systemic” and “structural” causes.

In short, fighting poverty in Pakistan requires focusing on people, not just profits. A fairer, more inclusive development model is the key to building a more prosperous and equal society for all.