The poverty crisis /
edited by Cara Acred.
- Cambridge : Independence, 2012.
- 44 p. : col ill. ; 29 cm.
- Issues ; v. 235 .
- Issues ; v. 235. .
Poverty is characterized by the severe deprivation of basic human needs such as food, housing, safe drinking water, health, and education. This book investigates poverty on both a global and a local scale and examines ways in which we can tackle this crisis.