| Broke, USA: From Pawnshops to Poverty, Inc.: How the Working Poor Became Big Business Contributor(s): Rivlin, Gary (Author) |
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ISBN: 0061733202 ISBN-13: 9780061733208 Publisher: Harper Business OUR PRICE: $14.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Poverty & Homelessness - History | United States - 21st Century |
| Dewey: 339.460 |
| Physical Information: 0.91" H x 5.45" W x 7.98" (0.60 lbs) 368 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From the author of the New York Times Notable Book of the Year Drive By comes a unique and riveting exploration of one of America's largest and fastest-growing industries--the business of poverty. Broke, USA is a Fast Food Nation for the "poverty industry" that will also appeal to readers of Barbara Ehrenreich (Nickel and Dimed) and David Shipler (The Working Poor). |
Contributor Bio(s): Rivlin, Gary: - Gary Rivlin is the author of Fire on the Prairie, Drive By (a New York Times Notable Book of the Year), and The Plot to Get Bill Gates. A two-time Gerald Loeb Award winner, he has been a reporter for the New York Times, Chicago Reader, and other publications, and his articles have appeared in the New York Times Magazine, Newsweek, Wired, and elsewhere. |