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: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0061733210
• ISBN13: 9780061733215
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Harper Business
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"