Description |
xi, 235 pages ; 24 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-228) and index. |
Contents |
The visible poor -- Who are the homeless -- The economic causes of homelessness -- The contraction of social welfare -- Housing -- The homeless mentally ill -- Social movements, advocates, and the law -- Municipal responses -- New York City: wealth, poverty, and homeless individuals -- New York City: wealth, poverty, and homeless families -- Homelessness and social policy -- Homelessness and common human needs. |
Subject |
Homelessness -- United States.
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Homeless persons -- United States.
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ISBN |
0195057430 acidfree paper $22.95 |
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