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Who Speaks for the Poor
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 291

Who Speaks for the Poor

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2004-11-11
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  • Publisher: Routledge

This book addresses the central question of how the interests of the poor gain representation in the political process by examining the interest group system.

Locked in the Poorhouse
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 210

Locked in the Poorhouse

Poverty in the United States is worse than it was 30 years ago when the original Kerner Commission Report was issued: The poor get poorer even in the midst of a U.S. economic boom, the country is resegregating, and poor African-Americans and Hispanics are becoming concentrated in cities from which it is even harder to escape. This book shows what works and what doesn't in dealing with these problems and offers practical policy recommendations for changing America's present course.

Latinas and African American Women at Work
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 452

Latinas and African American Women at Work

One of Choice magazine's Outstanding Academic Books of 1999 Accepted wisdom about the opportunities available to African American and Latina women in the U.S. labor market has changed dramatically. Although the 1970s saw these women earning almost as much as their white counterparts, in the 1980s their relative wages began falling behind, and the job prospects plummeted for those with little education and low skills. At the same time, African American women more often found themselves the sole support of their families. While much social science research has centered on the problems facing black male workers, Latinas and African American Women at Work offers a comprehensive investigation int...

Poor People and Library Services
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 201

Poor People and Library Services

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2015-11-16
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  • Publisher: McFarland

In 1996, nearly 40 million United States citizens were reported to be living in poverty. This enormous number set in conjunction with the rapid growth in demand for more information technology presents librarians with a wrenching dilemma: how to maintain a modern facility while increasing services to the economically disadvantaged. Karen Venturella has gathered a diverse group of librarians and facilitators--including Khafre Abif, head of Children's Services for the Mount Vernon Public Library in New York; Wizard Marks, who directs the Chicago Lake Security Center in its mission to improve the area; Lillian Marrero, who has concentrated on providing services to the Spanish speaking populatio...

Racial and ethnic residential segregation in the United States 1980-2000
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 151
Survey of Income and Program Participation and Related Longitudinal Surveys, 1984
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 218
Praxis for the Poor
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 315

Praxis for the Poor

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2002-11
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  • Publisher: NYU Press

A compelling examination of the careers of Richard Cloward and Frances Fox Piven as well as Jane Addams demonstrates how politically-active scholarship can contribute to struggles for social justice.

What Government Can Do
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 848

What Government Can Do

At the same time, Page and Simmons show how even more could be - and should be - accomplished."--BOOK JACKET.

Making the Work-Based Safety Net Work Better
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 361

Making the Work-Based Safety Net Work Better

Work first. That is the core idea behind the 1996 welfare reform legislation. It sounds appealing, but according to Making the Work-Based Safety Net Work Better, it collides with an exceptionally difficult reality. The degree to which work provides a way out of poverty depends greatly on the ability of low-skilled people to maintain stable employment and make progress toward an income that provides an adequate standard of living. This forward-looking volume examines eight areas of the safety net where families are falling through and describes how current policies and institutions could evolve to enhance the self-sufficiency of low-income families. David Neumark analyzes a range of labor mar...

Socio-economic Roots of Radicalism?
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 48

Socio-economic Roots of Radicalism?

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2003
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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