So Rich, So Poor: Why It's So Hard to End Poverty in America

So Rich, So Poor: Why It's So Hard to End Poverty in America

Peter Edelman's new book is So Rich, So Poor: Why It's So Hard to End Poverty in America, and he brings great credentials an passion to the concern. As an aide to Senator Robert Kennedy, having servied in Washington in various posts, including the one he resigned from during the Clinton administration in protest of the "welfare reform" that Clinton signed, he knows the nuts & bolts as well as the mechanics of government.

Also written by Peter Edelman:
Reconnecting Disadvantaged Young Men - with Harry Holzer & Paul Offner
Searching for America's Heart: RFK and the Renewal of Hope
Adolescence and Poverty - co-edited with Joyce Ladner

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Rich (not verified) Sun, 06/10/2012 - 21:56
Something I didn't hear in the interview (maybe I just missed it) was any mention of the importance of physical health and, what I think is most important, mental health in helping people out of poverty. Perhaps the reason, up till now, is that we haven't had much luck in improving peoples mental health significantly.

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