Penguin, Toronto, 2000, 1^st pr thus.  ISBN 0-14-027788-9.  Trade soft cover, 255 pages.  Unread remaindered copy with light edge and cover wear; pages lightly tanning.  ‘From Vancouver to St. John’s, she examines the communities that the poor create, how poverty differs from city to city, the legacy of poverty within families, and the inventive ways some groups have found to improve their living conditions and their lives. … she illuminates how specific government policies, like the reduction of welfare payments, workfare, and the sanctioning of casinos and VLTs, are changing the very nature of poverty and survival.’ (from rear wrap)