economic conditions

Explores the extreme differences in income distribution and the corporate leaders and decision maker's exploitation of that difference.

Through this book, students will gain a general understanding of economic cycles and how depressions are not part of the normal ebb and flow.

Describes the history surrounding the Great Depression, highlighting the causes and key figures.

"Bankruptcy and the austerity it represents have become a common 'solution' for struggling American cities. What do the spending cuts and limited resources do to the lives of city residents? In Broke, Jodie Adams Kirshner follows seven Detroiters as they navigate life during and after their city's bankruptcy. Reggie loses his savings trying to make a habitable home for his family. Cindy fights drug use, prostitution, and dumping on her block. Lola commutes two hours a day to her suburban job. For them, financial issues are mired within the larger ramifications of poor urban policies, restorative negligence on the state and federal level and--even before the decision to declare Detroit bankrupt in 2013--the root causes of a city's fiscal demise"--Provided by the publisher.

Explores the history of the Industrial Revolution, including how it started, the impact on society, and more.

Recounts the true story of Kamila Sidiqi, a woman who was forced to support herself and her five siblings after the Taliban seized control of the city of Kabul and her father and brothers fled the country.

Explains why the Great Depression occurred in the 1930s, features excerpts from speeches, letters, diaries, and other primary source materials that provide insights into the events of the worldwide economic slump, and includes photographs and opinions from historians.

Author Barbara Ehrenreich relates her experiences from 1998 to 2000, during which time joined the ranks of the working poor as a waitress, hotel housekeeper, cleaning woman, nursing home aide, and Wal-Mart clerk to see for herself how America's "unskilled" workers are able to survive on only $6 or $7 an hour.

"The . . . behind-the-scenes history of the people who built Silicon Valley and shaped Big Tech in America"--Provided by publisher.