Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / David Brady and Linda M. Burton -- Poverty measurement / Timothy M. Smeeding -- Structural violence, poverty, and social suffering / Barbara Rylko-Bauer and Paul Farmer -- Capability deprivation / Rod Hick and Tania Burchardt -- Ideologies and beliefs about poverty / Matthew O. Hunt and Heather E. Bullock -- How politics and institutions shape poverty and inequality / David Brady, Agnes Blome, and Hanna Kleider -- Linking poverty and children's development : concepts, models, and debates / Vonnie C. McLoyd, Rosanne M. Jocson, and Abigail B. Williams -- Poverty knowledge and the history of poverty research / Alice O'Connor -- The discourse of deservingness : morality and the dilemmas of poverty relief in debate and practice / Celeste Watkins-Hayes and Elyse Kovalsky -- Gender and poverty / Janet C. Gornick and Natascia Boeri -- Life, death, and resurrections : the culture of poverty perspective / Jessi Streib, SaunJuhi Verma, Whitney Welsh, and Linda M. Burton -- The historical origins of poverty in developing countries / Sambit Bhattacharyya -- The dynamics of poverty / Anirudh Krishna -- People and places left behind : rural poverty in the new century / Daniel T. Lichter and Kai A. Schafft -- Poor neighborhoods in the metropolis / Mary Pattillo and John N. Robinson III -- Segregation and the perpetuation of disadvantage / Douglas S. Massey -- Urban poverty, race, and space / William Julius Wilson -- Single and cohabiting parents and poverty / Christina M. Gibson-Davis -- Job-finding among the poor : do social ties matter? / Sandra Susan Smith -- Education / Emily Hannum and Yu Xie -- Employment and the working poor / Jerome Gautie and Sophie Ponthieux -- Great escapes and great divergences : growth, poverty, and income inequality on a global scale / Robert H. Wade -- Intergenerational mobility / Liana Fox, Florencia Torche, and Jane Waldfogel -- Economic performance, poverty, and inequality in rich countries / David Brady and Markus Jantti -- Material deprivation and consumption / Basak Kus, Brian Nolan, and Christopher T. Whelan -- Hunger and food insecurity / Christopher B. Barrett and Erin C. Lentz -- Poverty and crime / Patrick Sharkey, Max Besbris, and Michael Friedson -- Poverty and informal economies / Francois Bonnet and Sudhir Venkatesh -- Social class, poverty, and the unequal burden of illness and death / Ronald J. Angel -- Aid and global poverty / Simon Feeny and Mark McGillivray -- The welfare states and poverty / Cheol-Sung Lee and Inhoe Ku -- Social policy, transfers, programs, and assistance / Laura Lein, Sandra K. Danziger, H. Luke Shaefer, and Amanda Tillotson -- Poor people's politics / Frances Fox Piven and Lorraine C. Minnite -- Why and when do peasants rebel? : origins and consequences of rural collective action / Guillermo Trejo -- Unions and poverty / Jake Rosenfeld and Jennifer Laird -- Housing programs / Peter A. Kemp -- Microfinance and financial inclusion / Philip Mader -- Conclusion: Toward a new paradigm for understanding poverty / Mark R. Rank.