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Author Wolch, Jennifer R.

Title Malign neglect : homelessness in an American city / Jennifer Wolch, Michael Dear
Edition First edition
Published San Francisco : Jossey-Bass Publishers, [1993]
©1993

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Description xxviii, 378 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Series A Joint publication in the Jossey-Bass Public administration series, the Jossey-Bass nonprofit sector series, and the Jossey-Bass social and behavioral sciences series
Jossey-Bass nonprofit sector series.
Jossey-Bass public administration series.
Jossey-Bass social and behavioral science series.
Contents Introduction: Understanding Homelessness: From Global to Local -- Pt. 1. Origins of the Crisis. 1. Economic Restructuring. 2. Erosion of Affordable Housing. 3. The Divergent Geography of Jobs and Housing. 4. Dismantling the Welfare State -- Pt. 2. Making Matters Worse: Local Responses to Homelessness. 5. The Poverty of Public Policy. 6. Community Attitudes Toward the Homeless. 7. Excluding the Homeless -- Pt. 3. Street life, Street Lives: Experiences of Homelessness. 8. Becoming Homeless. 9. Life Without a Home. 10. Homeless Women on Skid Row -- Conclusion: The Truths About Homelessness
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 318-360) and indexes
Subject Homelessness -- California -- Los Angeles -- Case studies.
Public welfare -- California -- Los Angeles -- Case studies.
Public welfare -- United States.
Author Dear, M. J. (Michael J.)
LC no. 93003745
ISBN 155542564X (alk. paper)