Broke, USA: From Pawnshops to Poverty, Inc.: How the Working Poor Became Big Business

By Gary Rivlin

Book Overview

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).

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0061733202
• ISBN13: 9780061733208
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: Harper Business
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.0"