Poverty in America: A Handbook, Second Edition, with a New Preface

"Praise for the first edition:
"Highly readable. Will very likely become a standard reference for students of poverty."--William Julius Wilson, author of "When Work Disappears
"With succinct and engaging prose, Poverty in America covers the gamut --from theoretical issues to measurement to history to public policy--better than any other book out there right now."--Dalton Conley, author of "Honky