Tables and Figures Preface Acknowledgments Introduction What Is Poverty, and How Is Poverty Measured by the Federal Government? What Kinds of National Policies Have Been Utilized to Manage Poverty?--From the New Deal to the Clinton Administration What Are the Major Characteristics and Trends Associated with Poverty in the United States, and How Are Race and Ethnicity Reflected in These Trends? What Are the Major Explanations for Persistent Poverty in the United States? What Are the Major Characteristics and Themes Reflected in the United States Welfare System and Anti-Poverty Policies? How Is the "Underclass" Defined and Explained? How Have the Poor Utilized Political Mobilization to Fight Poverty in the United States? How Does Social Welfare Policy Directed at Poverty in the United States Compare to Social Welfare Systems in Other Countries? Conclusion Notes Index
A guide to the key issues and writings on urban poverty in contemporary America.
JAMES JENNINGS is a Professor of Political Science and the Director of the William Monroe Trotter Institute at the University of Massachusetts at Boston. He has lectured and published extensively on Black and Latino politics. Among his publications are Puerto Rican Politics in Urban America (Greenwood, 1984) and Blacks, Latinos, and Asians in Urban America (Praeger, 1994).
.,."One of the most thoughtful and comprehensive works on urban
poverty in the U.S. The inclusion of Latino and cooperative racial
data helps to fill an important gap in the poverty literature and
shows that poverty touches us all. It is especially timely and
critical for current anti-poverty debates and will quickly become a
valuable resource for researchers, policy makers, and others who
want a thorough understanding of a serious problem."-Sonia M.
Perez, National Council of La Raza
"An invaluable distillation of what is known about urban poverty in
the U.S. The best single overview on this topic, Professor
Jennings' book is an essential text for college faculty and a basic
reference for practitioners. Its organization around key issues
makes the volume ideal for teaching and public
decision-making."-Robert M. Hollister, Director, Lincoln Filene
Center, Lincoln Filene Professor of Public Affairs, Tufts
University
.,."a refreshing antidote for the poisonous mixture of prejudice
and ideology that currently passes for debate around poverty and
social policy in the United States and, increasingly in Canada.
This book will be useful as an introduction into the ways in which
so-called welfare reform in the United States is tearing apart the
fabric of its cities."-Canadian Journal of Urban Research
?...a refreshing antidote for the poisonous mixture of prejudice
and ideology that currently passes for debate around poverty and
social policy in the United States and, increasingly in Canada.
This book will be useful as an introduction into the ways in which
so-called welfare reform in the United States is tearing apart the
fabric of its cities.?-Canadian Journal of Urban Research
?This work serves as a resource to fill in gaps and broaden the
scope of available information about the nature and growth of
poverty in the U.S. It may be of particular value to politicians,
professionals, and organizations working for the reduction of
poverty in America, as well as to students and faculty at any
level.?-Choice
"This work serves as a resource to fill in gaps and broaden the
scope of available information about the nature and growth of
poverty in the U.S. It may be of particular value to politicians,
professionals, and organizations working for the reduction of
poverty in America, as well as to students and faculty at any
level."-Choice
..."a refreshing antidote for the poisonous mixture of prejudice
and ideology that currently passes for debate around poverty and
social policy in the United States and, increasingly in Canada.
This book will be useful as an introduction into the ways in which
so-called welfare reform in the United States is tearing apart the
fabric of its cities."-Canadian Journal of Urban Research
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