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Greenhaven Press
Language
English
Pages
176

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Subjects
Inner cities, Poverty, Public welfare, Economic conditions, Urban poor, Economic history

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Table of Contents

The
Black and White face of poverty -- Richard Harwood -- The
welfare queen stereotype -- Risa E. Kaufman
Crime rates in poor neighborhoods -- Rebecca M. Blank -- The
struggles of young immigrants in urban America -- Somini Sengupta
Low-wage earners trapped in poverty -- Marcia Passos Duffy -- The
myth of widespread American poverty -- Robert Rector
Various theories on the causes of poverty -- Harrell R. Rodgers Jr. -- The
economic factors behind long-term poverty -- Rebecca M. Blank -- The
lack of job opportunities in the inner city -- Helene Slessarev
Single-parent families are more likely to be poor -- Patrick F. Fagan
Immigration is responsible for the rising poverty rate -- Linda Thom -- A
"living wage" is necessary to help the working poor -- Neal Peirce -- A
"living wage" will not eliminate poverty -- Nathan Karp
Welfare reform is helping the poor move out of poverty -- Aimee Howd -- The
mixed results of welfare reform -- Christina Duff
Workfare: successes and failures -- Heather MacDonald
Corporate involvement in job-training programs -- Christina Nifong
Government support of faith-based iniatives can help reduce poverty -- George W. Bush -- The
government should not rely on religious charities to help the poor -- Polly Morrice -- A
practical alternative to public housing projects -- Howard Husock
Providing better housing for the poor -- Alexander von Hoffman
Living in fear -- Earl Shorris -- The
responsibilities of an inner-city grandmother -- Betty Washington, as told to Elijah Anderson
Stretching the welfare check -- David Zucchino
Trying to leave the inner city.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-171) and index.

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San Diego, CA
Series
Contemporary issues companion

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Library of Congress
HC110.P6 I56 2003

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Pagination
176 p. :
Number of pages
176

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Open Library
OL15539940M
Internet Archive
isbn_9780737708417
ISBN 10
0737708417, 0737708409
LCCN
2002023639
OCLC/WorldCat
49226195
Library Thing
5429412
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1221974

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