Poverty and the Underclass: Changing Perceptions of the Poor in America

Idioma: inglés

Editorial: New York University Press, New York and London, 1994

0814746616 / 9780814746615

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339 pp., ix. '1' in number line. Following the Preface, Contents divided into 16 Chapters in 5 Parts: Part I THE POVERTY DEBATE (1) "Doesn't anything work? Is a War Against Poverty Really Possible?"; (2) "Poverty: How Serious Is the Problem?"; (3) "What Is Causing the Problem? An Overview"; Part II EXPLAINING POVERTY: INDIVIDUAL EXPLANATIONS (4) "The Lack of Human Capital"; (5) "The Lack of Entrepreneurial Skills"; (6) "The Growing Instability of the Family"; Part III EXPLAINING POVERTY: MOTIVATIONAL EXPLANATIONS ACCOUNTING FOR THE GROWTH OF THE UNDERCLASS (7) "Rational Explanations: The Liberal Version"; "; (8) "Rational Explanations: The Conservative Version"; (9) "Cultural Explanations"; Part IV EXPLAINING POVERTY: STRUCTURAL EXPLANATIONS (10) "The Barrier of Racial Discrimination"; (11) "The Economy I: The Lack of Jobs"; (12) "The Economy II: The Lack of High-Paying Jobs"; (13) "The Economy III: Stagnating Productivity and the Lack of High-Paying Jobs"; (14) "The View from the Left: Economic Exploitations and the Lack of Political Power"; Part V THE CHANGING VIEWS OF POVERTY IN AMERICA (15) "Changing Perceptions of the Causes of Poverty: A Summary"; (16) "Maybe Something Will Work after All: The Fight against PovetyRevisited"; Appendix: "The Controversy over the Government's Definition of Poverty", pp. 307-315; Notes, pp. 317-334; Index, pp. 335-339. Glossy wrappers illustrated with linear wallpaper patterning (tiny boxes) on entire front cover and with Black Title box at top third front cover for lettering in orange and white; small black band on lower third front cover for Author name lettering in smaller white letters. Soft 2 1/2" Dog-ear crease at top right corner of the "Contents" page (NOW virtually flat) and a single small black check mark at top left fourth page (p. 6) of first Chapter, else clean text: Tight binding (NO cracks); sharp corners (NO bumps or curls). NO rubbing wear; NO remainder marks; NO previous owner names. Essentially Clean text.

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Título
Poverty and the Underclass: Changing Perceptions of the Poor in America
Autor
Kelso, William A.
Editorial
New York University Press, New York and London
Año de publicación
1994
Estado
Fine
Encuadernación
Soft cover
Idioma
inglés
ISBN 10
0814746616
ISBN 13
9780814746615
Edición
1st Edition
Dimensiones
8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall

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