Broke, USA: From Pawnshops to Poverty, Inc.―How the Working Poor Became Big Business – A Must-Read Exploration of America's Fastest-Growing Industry

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).