Homelessness Amid Affluence by Michael Lang

Homelessness Amid Affluence by Michael Lang

Approaching the problem of homelessness from a broad public policy perspective, Lang focuses on the American political economy and how it permits community development patterns based on racism and self-interest. This interdisciplinary study challenges the belief that homelessness is entirely due to the Reagan administration's cutbacks. Instead, it suggests the need for reform in our housing and employment policies. The book reviews competing socioeconomic paradigms that can explain why meaningful and effective programs are difficult to enact. Homelessness Amid Affluence discusses housing, community development patterns, economic segregation, and problems of the urban underclass, as well as proposed solutions. The interdisciplinary nature and historical perspective of this volume make it informative reading for sociologists, social workers, policymakers, and researchers. This volume is divided into five sections. The first section provides a conceptual overview. Section Two deals with the urban policy context from which a solution to homelessness must emerge. Section Three covers low-cost housing while Section Four deals with specific policies and programs developed in response to the needs of the homeless. A case study based on the author's experience with the efforts of Camden County, New Jersey is included. The last section analyzes some new policy approaches and ends with an assessment of the likely policy outcomes to emerge from this continuing debate.

MICHAEL H. LANG is the Chair of the Department of Urban Studies and Community Development and Associate Professor of Urban Studies and Public Policy at Rutgers University. The author of Gentrification Amid Urban Decline, he has also published numerous articles on low-cost housing.

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ISBN 13	9780275931674
ISBN 10	0275931676
Titel	Homelessness Amid Affluence
Autor	Michael Lang
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Bindungsart	Hardback
Verlag	Praeger
Erscheinungsjahr	1989-11-03
Seitenanzahl	247
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