Poverty

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Table of Contents: Why Consider Opposing Viewpoints? -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Is Poverty a Serious Problem in America? -- Chapter Preface -- 1. Census Bureau Measures Show the US Poverty Rate Has Increased US Census Bureau -- 2. Census Bureau Methods of Measuring Poverty Are Unreliable / David DeGraw -- 3. Most Poor Americans Enjoy a Comfortable Standard of Living / Robert Rector -- 4. The Working Poor Are Not Getting By in America: Working Poor Families Project -- 5. The Gap Between the Rich and Poor Is Widening / Joseph E. Stiglitz -- 6. The Gap Between the Rich and Poor Is Not Widening / Terence Corcoran -- Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography -- Chapter 2. What Causes Poverty in America? -- Chapter Preface -- 1. Immigration Is Increasing Poverty in the United States / Eric A. Ruark, Matthew Graham -- 2. Immigration Is Not Increasing Poverty in the United States / Daniel Griswold -- 3. People Are Poor Through Then-Own Bad Choices / Steven Malanga -- 4. Job Loss Due to the Recession Is Increasing Poverty / Claudia Rowe -- Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography -- Chapter 3. How Can Poverty Be Reduced in the United States? -- Chapter Preface -- 1. Raising the Minimum Wage Will Reduce Poverty / Holly Sklar -- 2. Raising the Minimum Wage Will Not Reduce Poverty / James Sherk -- 3. Welfare Reform Has Reduced Poverty / Steven Malanga -- 4. Welfare Reform Has Increased Poverty / Fred Goldstein -- 5. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Will Reduce Poverty / James Kvaal, Ben Furnas -- Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography -- Chapter 4. How Should Global Poverty Be Addressed? -- Chapter Preface -- 1. Foreign Assistance Can Reduce Global Poverty / J. Brian Atwood -- 2. Foreign Assistance Cannot Reduce Global Poverty / Jagdish Bhagwati -- 3. Philanthropy Is a Necessary Response to Global Poverty / Peter Singer -- 4. Philanthropy Is a Flawed Response to Global Poverty / Vinny Singh -- 5. Microfranchising Can Be a Solution to Global Poverty PRWeb -- 6. Microfranchising May Not Be a Solution to Global Poverty / Richard Shaffer -- Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography -- For Further Discussion -- Organizations to Contact -- Bibliography of Books -- Index. Contributor Bio:  Espejo, Roman B01