Rebuilding the Inner City: A History of Neighborhood Initiatives to Address Poverty in the United States

by Robert Halpern

Book Overview

This study charts the history of neighbourhood-based initiatives in the USA to illuminate the enduring dilemmas and contradictions in American governments' efforts to eradicate poverty. The author argues that these initiatives divert attention from broader social inequities.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231081154
• ISBN13: 9780231081153
• Release Date: April 1995
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 257 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher