- Additional Authors
- Gale Group.
- Description
- 1 online resource (viii, 167 pages) : illustrations.
- Summary
- Examines the forms that poverty takes around the world, its many causes, the serious negative consequences that it has for individuals and societies, and the effort to eliminate it.
- Series Statement
- Information Plus reference series
- Gale virtual reference library
- Uniform Title
- World poverty (Online)
- Information Plus reference series.
- Alternative Title
- World poverty (Online)
- Subject
- Note
- "ISSN 1930-3300".
- "Formerly published by Information Plus, Wylie, Texas."
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- Source of Description (note)
- Description based on print version record.
- Contents
- chapter 1. What is poverty? -- chapter 2. The economic and human dimensions of poverty -- chapter 3. Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa -- chapter 4. Poverty in Asia and the Arab States -- chapter 5. Poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean -- chapter 6. Poverty in developed countries -- chapter 7. Women and children in poverty -- chapter 8. Poverty and environmental hazards -- chapter 9. Poverty and violence -- chapter 10. The fight against poverty : progress and prospects.
- OCLC
- ssj0001529262
- Author
Lane, Mark.
- Title
World poverty [electronic resource] / Mark Lane.
- Imprint
Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, Cengage Learning, 2015.
- Series
Information Plus reference series
Gale virtual reference library
Information Plus reference series.
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
Gale Group.
- Other Form:
Print version: World poverty. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, Cengage Learning, 2015 9781573027076