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

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).

• | Author: Gary Rivlin
• | Publisher: Harper Business
• | Publication Date: Jun 07, 2011
• | Number of Pages: 368 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0061733202
• | ISBN-13: 9780061733208