Understanding the nature of poverty in urban America / James Jennings
- Bib ID:
- 1930059
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Jennings, James, 1949-
- Description:
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- Westport, Conn. : Praeger, c1994
- p. cm.
- ISBN:
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- 0275949532 (alkaline paper)
- 0275949842 (paperback)
- Full contents:
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- Ch. I. What Is Poverty, and How Is Poverty Measured by the Federal Government?
- Ch. II. What Kinds of National Policies Have Been Utilized to Manage Poverty? - From the New Deal to the Clinton Administration
- Ch. III. What Are the Major Characteristics and Trends Associated with Poverty in the United States, and How Are Race and Ethnicity Reflected in These Trends?
- Ch. IV. What Are the Major Explanations for Persistent Poverty in the United States?
- Ch. V. What Are the Major Characteristics and Themes Reflected in the United States Welfare System and Anti-Poverty Policies?
- Ch. VI. How Is the "Underclass" Defined and Explained?
- Ch. VII. How Have the Poor Utilized Political Mobilization to Fight Poverty in the United States?
- Ch. VIII. How Does Social Welfare Policy Directed at Poverty in the United States Compare to Social Welfare Systems in Other Countries?
- Notes:
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- "Prepared under the auspices of the William Monroe Trotter Institute, the University of Massachusetts at Boston. In cooperation with the Boston Foundation's Persistent Poverty Project."
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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- Publication date:
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