Marian Wright Edelman-""the most influential children's advocate in the country"" (Washington Post)-is founder and president of the Children's Defense Fund and author of The Measure of Our Success. She has three sons and lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband. Robert M. Solow, Nobel Laureate in economics, is a world authority on economic growth and human capital. He teaches at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
This book will make you realize that American health problems stem less from problems with our health care system than they do from problems in our society, especially the shameful prevalence of poverty in this rich country. -C. Everett Koop