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The war against the poor : the underclass and antipoverty policy / Herbert J. Gans.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: New York, NY : BasicBooks, c1995.Description: xii, 195 p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 0465019900
  • 9780465019908
  • 0465019919 (pbk.)
  • 9780465019915 (pbk.)
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: War against the poor.LOC classification:
  • HC 110 G199w 1995
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Also issued online.
Contents:
Ch. 1. Labeling the Poor -- Ch. 2. The Invention of the Underclass Label -- Ch. 3. The Dangers of "Underclass" and Other Labels -- Ch. 4. The Undeservingness of the Poor -- Ch. 5. Policies Against Poverty and Undeservingness -- Ch. 6. Joblessness and Antipoverty Policy in the Twenty-first Century.
Summary: For most of its history, America has been fighting a vicious war that cannot be won: a war against its poor. Herbert J. Gans argues that by withholding the opportunity for decent jobs and incomes, we are also killing the spirit of an already large portion of the population. And, he warns, as more well-paying and secure jobs disappear from the American economy, a growing number of workers will join its ranks. The book ends with an imaginative set of economic policy ideas for a twenty-first-century America that may never again be able to supply enough decent jobs for everyone.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Vol info Copy number Status Barcode
Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) HC 110 G199w 1995 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000089200

Includes bibliographical references (p. [149]-186) and indexes.

Also issued online.

Ch. 1. Labeling the Poor -- Ch. 2. The Invention of the Underclass Label -- Ch. 3. The Dangers of "Underclass" and Other Labels -- Ch. 4. The Undeservingness of the Poor -- Ch. 5. Policies Against Poverty and Undeservingness -- Ch. 6. Joblessness and Antipoverty Policy in the Twenty-first Century.

For most of its history, America has been fighting a vicious war that cannot be won: a war against its poor. Herbert J. Gans argues that by withholding the opportunity for decent jobs and incomes, we are also killing the spirit of an already large portion of the population. And, he warns, as more well-paying and secure jobs disappear from the American economy, a growing number of workers will join its ranks. The book ends with an imaginative set of economic policy ideas for a twenty-first-century America that may never again be able to supply enough decent jobs for everyone.

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