Over the Edge: The Growth of Homelessness in the 1980s

by Martha R. Burt

Book Overview

Often described as an emergency, homelessness in America is becoming a chronic condition that reflects an overall decline in the nation's standard of living and the general state of the economy. This is the disturbing conclusion drawn by Martha Burt in Over the Edge, a timely book that takes a clear-eyed look at the astonishing surge in the homeless population during the 1980s. Assembling and analyzing data from 147 U.S. cities, Burt documents the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0871541777
• ISBN13: 9780871541772
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.

Customer Reviews

The finest book on the homeless

From an economic perspective, thisis the most complete book on the homeless. Other titles worth reading are Jencks' "The Homeless" and O'Flaherty's "Making Room." As is the case for most books on the homeless, the statistical analysis leaves something to be desired.