Erscheint: Mai 2027
Buch (Hardcover): Fachbuch
The Small-Dollar Factor
Six Lives on the Edge of the American Dream
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The New Press Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: P36343617
EAN: 9798893851472
Erscheint: Mai 2027
Versand: Kostenlos
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Beschreibung
From the J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize finalist, a brilliant, narrative-driven account of the small-dollar solutions that could transform the lives of millions of struggling Americans. "In showcasing people who are persistent, clever, flawed, loving, struggling and full of contradictions, [Kirshner] affirms why it's worth solving the hardest problems in our most challenging cities in the first place. " -from The New York Times. review of Jodie Kirshner's Broke. Nearly eleven million young adults live in poverty in America. The Small-Dollar Factor. , the new book from award-winning author Jodie Adams Kirshner, exposes a hidden cause of their predicament: not a lack of ambition or effort, but the small-dollar barriers America's tattered safety net was never built to catch. For millions of young people struggling to do the right thing, a single, unexpected expense-a textbook, a car repair, a medical bill-can knock a promising life off course. Over four years and across four states, Kirshner follows six remarkable young people on the cusp of adulthood-an aspiring engineer in Memphis selling his plasma to buy schoolbooks, a Nashville honors student facing sudden homelessness, a coal miner's son in West Virginia stranded without broadband, a Chicago teenager whose veterinary dreams collide with a family business starved for cash. Their stories weave hope and heartbreak into an unforgettable portrait of hard work, resiliency, and dreams that hinge on small but precious sums. At a moment when economic mobility has stalled and the American Dream feels out of reach, The Small-Dollar Factor. points the way to innovative policy solutions-often dubbed "microfunding"-which could fill urgent needs without a radical overall of public policy. With a novelist's eye and a reporter's instincts, Kirshner reveals how little it takes to derail a future-and how little it would take to put millions of Americans' lives back on track.
Spezifikationen
Sprache
- Englisch
Autor
- Jodie Adams Kirshner
Erscheinungsjahr
- 2027
Format
- Buch (Hardcover)
Anzahl Seiten
- 288