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Can the Poor Save?: Saving and Asset Building in Individual Development Accounts
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At a glance, Can the Poor Save?: Saving and Asset Building in Individual Development Accounts by Michael Sherraden ; Mark Schreiner comes across as a backlist title with a clear setup and an easy way in. From the listing, this copy runs 2006 • Transaction Pub • 385 pages, a decent clue for the kind of reading commitment it asks for.
Edition on file: 2006 • Transaction Pub • 385 pages • ISBN 9780202308395.
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Steady commitment. Best if you want more than a quick hit but not a huge undertaking.
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This one stands out through its reading feel more than through dry edition details: Idea-led • Weekend read.
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Treat this like a focused read: enough attention to get its shape, without overcomplicating it.
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