Importing Poverty?

Importing Poverty?
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Publisher : Yale University Press
Total Pages : 265
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ISBN-10 : 9780300156003
ISBN-13 : 0300156006
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Book Synopsis Importing Poverty? by : Philip L. Martin

Download or read book Importing Poverty? written by Philip L. Martin and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2009-04-28 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American agriculture employs some 2.5 million workers during a typical year. Three fourths of these farm workers are immigrants, half are unauthorized, and most will leave seasonal farm work within a decade. This book looks at what these statistics mean for farmers, labourers, and rural America.


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