Broke, USA: From Pawnshops to Poverty, Inc.: How the Working Poor Became Big Business, Paperback/Gary Rivlin

From the author of the New York Times Notable Book of the Year Drive By comes a unique and riveting exploration of one of America's largest and fastest-growing industries--the business of poverty. Broke, USA is a Fast Food Nation for the ``poverty industry`` that will also appeal to readers of Barbara Ehrenreich ( Nickel and Dimed ) and David Shipler ( The Working Poor ).