World Poverty: A Reference Handbook

by Geoffrey Gilbert

World Poverty provides an authoritative and balanced examination of the many facets of world poverty and the policy issues surrounding it.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1851095527
• ISBN13: 9781851095520
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.4"

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An invaluable reference key to understanding and discussing some of the major issues associated with

The second updated edition of WORLD POPULATION adds to the 'Contemporary World Issues' and also stands well alone, packing in details on world population statistics, issues, and debates about changing populations, aging populations, and offering biographical sketches of scholars and researchers on the topic. Both high school and college-level collections strong in world social issues will find this an invaluable reference key to understanding and discussing some of the major issues associated with population trends and changes.