The Truly Disadvantaged: The Inner City, the Underclass, and Public Policy - Couverture souple

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Wilson, William Julius

 
9780226901312: The Truly Disadvantaged: The Inner City, the Underclass, and Public Policy
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0226901319 ISBN 13 : 9780226901312
Editeur : University of Chicago Press, 1990

Synopsis

"The Truly Disadvantaged should spur critical thinking in many quarters about the causes and possible remedies for inner city poverty. As policy makers grapple with the problems of an enlarged underclass they-as well as community leaders and all concerned Americans of all races-would be advised to examine Mr. Wilson's incisive analysis". -Robert Greenstein, New York Times Book Review"'Must reading' for civil-rights leaders, leaders of advocacy organizations for the poor, and for elected officials in our major urban centers". -Bernard C. Watson, Journal of Negro Education "Required reading for anyone, presidential candidate or private citizen, who really wants to address the growing plight of the black urban underclass". -David J. Garrow, Washington Post Book WorldSelected by the editors of the New York Times Book Review as one of the sixteen best books of 1987.Winner of the 1988 C. Wright Mills Award of the Society for the Study of Social Problems.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

"The Truly Disadvantaged should spur critical thinking in many quarters about the causes and possible remedies for inner city poverty. As policy makers grapple with the problems of an enlarged underclass they-as well as community leaders and all concerned Americans of all races-would be advised to examine Mr. Wilson's incisive analysis". -Robert Greenstein, New York Times Book Review"'Must reading' for civil-rights leaders, leaders of advocacy organizations for the poor, and for elected officials in our major urban centers". -Bernard C. Watson, Journal of Negro Education "Required reading for anyone, presidential candidate or private citizen, who really wants to address the growing plight of the black urban underclass". -David J. Garrow, Washington Post Book WorldSelected by the editors of the New York Times Book Review as one of the sixteen best books of 1987.Winner of the 1988 C. Wright Mills Award of the Society for the Study of Social Problems.

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Éditeur
University of Chicago Press
Date d'édition
1990
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0226901319
ISBN 13 
9780226901312
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
266
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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