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So Rich, So Poor: Why It’s So Hard to End Poverty in America is a nonfiction policy analysis by Peter Edelman, a longtime anti-poverty advocate, legal scholar, and former government official. Published by The New Press, the book examines why poverty remains persistent in the United States even after decades of economic growth and targeted social programs. Edelman argues that poverty is not mainly a matter of individual failure, but the result of structural forces that keep large groups of people stuck at the bottom of the economy. He focuses on low-wage work, family instability, weakened public assistance, and racial discrimination as interconnected causes that reinforce one another. The book also pays close attention to how these patterns affect children and young people, especially in communities of color. Written in an accessible and policy-oriented style, it is designed to explain a complex social problem in clear terms while pointing toward practical reforms that could reduce inequality and expand opportunity.