Social Change and the Empowerment of the Poor: Poverty Representation in Milwaukee's Community Action Programs, 1964-1972

by Mark Edward Braun

Social Change and the Empowerment of the Poor provides insight into the local impact of a variety of federal programs funded by the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964. Specifically, Mark Edward Braun's dramatic social history examines seven anti-poverty programs--Community Action Programs (CAPs)--started in Milwaukee in the 1960s. Braun's research confirms that, unlike most other cities, Milwaukee's deteriorating urban neighborhoods were transformed...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739101994
• ISBN13: 9780739101995
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.0"