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This
richly creative
book, the work of a uniquely original political
writer, takes a new look at world poverty. Wealth
and poverty are inseparable. It may comfort the
poor to believe "the rich are not happy." But is it
true? Strong evidence exists that the rich too
suffer from the relationship of injustice, albeit
in a different way.
Seabrook explains the broad effects of poverty,
including crime and the fear of crime, the traffic
in people and drugs, and the degradation of the
natural world. He examines the phrase "A humanity
wasted, in one way or another, by poverty or
excess." This is not a figure of speech, he
concludes. It refers to the costs of poverty for
both the poor and the rich.
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