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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Previously published in hardcover in 2012.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>"A competent, thorough assessment from a veteran expert in the field." --<i>Kirkus </i><i>Reviews</i></b> <p/> Income disparities in our wealthy nation are wider than at any point since the Great Depression. The structure of today's economy has stultified wage growth for half of America's workers--with even worse results at the bottom and for people of color--while bestowing billions on the few at the very top. <p/> In this "accessible and inspiring analysis", lifelong anti-poverty advocate Peter Edelman assesses how the United States can have such an outsized number of unemployed and working poor despite important policy gains. He delves into what is happening to the people behind the statistics and takes a particular look at young people of color, for whom the possibility of productive lives is too often lost on the way to adulthood (Angela Glover Blackwell). <p/> For anyone who wants to understand one of the critical issues of twenty-first century America, <i>So Rich, So Poor</i> is "engaging and informative" (William Julius Wilson) and "powerful and eloquent" (Wade Henderson).<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>If there is one essential book on the great tragedy of poverty and inequality in America, this is it. Peter Edelman is masterful on the issue. With a real-world grasp of politics and the economy, Edelman makes a brilliantly compelling case for what can and must be done.<br>--Bob Herbert <p/>Before we have one more discussion of how America can combat its persistent and growing levels of poverty, could everyone please read this book?<br>--Barbara Ehrenreich <p/>If you are a layperson, [<i>So Rich, So Poor</i>] is a chance to absorb more than you probably ever realized is at the heart of the fight against poverty; if you are someone who has long been involved in the fight against poverty, I have little doubt you will find new ideas, angles, or inspiration in these pages.<br>--Greg Kaufmann, <i>The Nation</i> <p/>Provocative.<br>--<i>Bloomberg News</i> <p/>[Edelman's] compassionate and singular voice awakens our conscience and calls us to action.<br>--Ethel Kennedy<br><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Peter Edelman</b> is a professor at Georgetown University Law Center. A top adviser to Senator Robert F. Kennedy from 1964 to 1968, he went on to fill various roles in President Bill Clinton's administration, from which he famously resigned in protest after Clinton signed the 1996 welfare reform legislation. He lives in Washington, D.C.

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