Wilson, William J.
The truly disadvantaged the inner city, the underclass, and public policy - The university of chicago press
Urban poor--United States. Inner cities--United States. Urban policy--United States. African Americans--Economic conditions. African Americans--Social conditions. United States--Race relations.
362.509 73 WIL
The truly disadvantaged the inner city, the underclass, and public policy - The university of chicago press
CONTENTS
Preface vii
Part 1. The Ghetto under less, poverty and social dislocations
Cycles of deprivation and the Ghetto underclass debate 3
Social change and social dislocations in the inner city 20
Poverty and family structure: The widening gap between evidence and
public policy issues 63
Joblessness versus welfare effects: A further reexamination
(with Robert Aponte and Kathryn Necker man) 93
Part 2. The Ghetto underclass and public policy
Race-specific policies and the truly disadvantaged 109
The limited visions of race relations and the war on poverty 125
The hidden agenda 140
Appendix: Urban poverty: A state-of-the-art review of the literature
(with Robert Aponte) 165
Notes 189
Bibliography 225
Index 249
Urban poor--United States. Inner cities--United States. Urban policy--United States. African Americans--Economic conditions. African Americans--Social conditions. United States--Race relations.
362.509 73 WIL