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Book SynopsisThis timely investigation reveals how sustained tight labor markets improve the job prospects and life chances of America's most vulnerable households. Most research on poverty focuses on the damage caused by persistent unemployment. But what happens when jobs are plentiful and workers are hard to come by? Moving the Needle examines how very low unemployment boosts wages at the bottom, improves benefits, lengthens job ladders, and pulls the unemployed into a booming job market. Drawing on over seventy years of quantitative data, as well as interviews with employers, jobseekers, and longtime residents of poor neighborhoods, Katherine S. Newman and Elisabeth S. Jacobs investigate the most durable positive consequences of tight labor markets. They also consider the downside of overheated economies that can ignite surging rents and spur outmigration.Moving the Needle is an urgent and original call to implement policies that will maintain the current momentum and prepare for potential slowdowns that may lie ahead.Trade Review"Astute and timely . . . . This is a valuable resource for activists, scholars, and policymakers on the front lines of the battle to end poverty." * Publishers Weekly * "Overall, then, Moving the Needle provides a compelling account of the dynamics of tight labor markets with broad relevance to scholars of work and poverty, very broadly defined, and it serves as a useful model for a wide range of social science research." * Social Forces *Table of ContentsContents List of Tables, Figures, and Maps Introduction 1. The Dynamics of Tight Labor Markets 2. What Lasts? Durable Effects of Tight Labor Markets 3. Matching Up: How Employers Adapt to Tight Labor Markets 4. Leaning on Intermediaries 5. Entering from the Edge 6. Declining Drama 7. Family and Fortune 8. Policy Lessons from Tight Labor Markets Appendixes Personal and Institutional Acknowledgments Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisThis book is a timely assessment of 20 years of progress in the field of housing economics and its application to policy and practice. Two decades on from the publication of Duncan Maclennan's influential Housing Economics, 16 leading housing experts - both academics and policy makers from across the world - now honour Maclennan's contributions.Trade Review'this remarkable collection of chapters by leading housing experts provides a wealth of comment and information' Building Engineer July 2003 'Thought -provoking... it offers a robust assessment of the role of economics in planning' Urban Studies, July 2004 'I heartily recommend a read' Bruce Duncan, Chair RICS Regeneration Forum 'An excellent and varied book which offers a well-documented and fairly comprehensive view of the current insights of housing economists. Recommended reading for economists, policy officals and academics.' International Planning Studies, Feb 2004Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 Urban Housing Models 22 Segmentation, Adjustment and Disequilibrium 38 Transactions Costs and Housing Markets 56 Hedonic Pricing Models: A Selective and Applied Review 67 Housing, Random Walks, Complexity and The Macroeconomy 90 Taxation, Subsidies and Housing Markets 110 The Economics of Social Housing 135 Neighbourhood Dynamics and Housing Markets 153 Access To Home Ownership In The United States: The Impact Of Changing Perspectives On Constraints To Tenure Choice 172 Planning Regulation and Housing Supply In A Market System 193 Economics and Housing Planning 218 The Right To Buy In Britain 235 The Political Economy of Housing Research 248 Policy and Academia: An Assessment 268 References 283 Index 319

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Book SynopsisHow widespread is homelessness, how did it happen, and what can be done about it? These are the questions explored by Christopher Jencks, America's foremost analyst of social problems in a book that defies much commonly accepted wisdom.Trade ReviewIn his new book, Christopher Jencks sets out to bring clarity and sense to the public debate. He systematically reviews and evaluates a large body of research literature on the homeless and, in less than 200 pages of tersely written and tightly argued text, he deftly leads the reader through a maze of assertions… He writes lucidly and compellingly and, what is more, he does not pull his punches… The Homeless is undoubtedly a major achievement… [Jencks’] findings defy not only the wisdom of the average sidewalk sociologist, but also the arguments of many established researchers… The Homeless, with its challenging findings, is a bold book… Mr. Jencks, with his masterly exposition of complex data and his discriminating, well-balanced assessments, goes a long way toward restoring confidence in the capacity of the social sciences to transcend politically loaded policy analysis. He also goes a long way toward restoring a modicum of realism to public debate. -- Brigitte Berger * New York Times Book Review *Jencks…subjects the various explanations of homelessness to rigorous analysis. Much conventional wisdom withers under his scrutiny… Jencks’s thinking is guided by a zeal for the truth that has been sadly lacking in homelessness policy over the past decade. -- Heather MacDonald * Wall Street Journal *Jencks is a savvy and clear-thinking policy analyst… An honest and illuminating portrait of homelessness in America… [A] superb book. -- Douglas J. Besharov * Washington Post Book World *Because homelessness has become so politicised, its possible causes and cures the battleground of lobbies, the true nature of the problem has been lost in an ideological blur. This readable and relentlessly logical book…successfully strips away the dogma. * The Economist *Clear, unclouded by political preconceptions and rigorously logical, Jencks takes a much needed fresh look at debates that generally yield more heat than light… By the end of the book, even readers who disagree with his conclusions will feel thoroughly educated about one of America’s most pressing social problems. -- Philip Kasinitz * Newsday *Much of this concise text is taken up evaluating the validity of claims made by liberals and conservatives as to the causes of the ’80s homelessness epidemic… No previous work, to my knowledge, has tried so assiduously to winnow fact from rhetoric in so many complex policy realms. -- Kathleen Hirsch * Boston Sunday Globe *How is it that a 57-year-old sociology professor can transcend hyped-up numbers, ideological cant, and government obfuscation to tell us roughly how many homeless there are and where they come from? Our biggest and best news organizations have been unable to perform this simple task for nearly fifteen years. -- Jon Katz * New York Magazine *A thoughtful analysis of homelessness… Jencks’ concessions to political realities will make his study controversial. -- Mary Carroll * Booklist *Table of ContentsThe Numbers 1. Counting the Homeless 2. Estimating the Increase Promising Explanations 3. Emptying the Back Wards 4. The Crock Epidemic S. Jobs and Marriage 6. The Destruction of Skid Row Less-Promising Explanations 7. Social Skills and Family Ties 8. Changes in the Housing Market 9. Budget Cuts and Rent Control Reversing the Trend 10. Do Shelters Cause Homelessness? 11. Some Partial Solutions Appendix 1: Derivation of Tables 1 and 2 Appendix 2: Supplementary Tables Notes

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Book SynopsisMany ideas about poverty and discrimination are nothing more than politically driven assertions unsupported by evidence. And even politically neutral studies that do try to assess evidence are often simply unreliable. In Poverty and Discrimination, economist Kevin Lang cuts through the vast literature on poverty and discrimination to determine what we actually know and how we know it. Using rigorous statistical analysis and economic thinking to judge what the best research is and which theories match the evidence, this book clears the ground for students, social scientists, and policymakers who want to understand--and help reduce--poverty and discrimination. It evaluates how well antipoverty and antidiscrimination policies and programs have worked--and whether they have sometimes actually made the problems worse. And it provides new insights about the causes of, and possible solutions to, poverty and discrimination. The book begins by asking, Who is poTrade ReviewHonorable Mention for the 2007 Best Professional/Scholarly Book in Sociology and Social Work, Association of American Publishers "This volume could be usefully employed as a textbook in upper-level undergraduate and more advanced courses in poverty and discrimination, as well as a reference work for specialists... Highly recommended."--Choice "Poverty and Discrimination is social science at its best. The issues are interesting, the analysis is first rate, the organization is excellent, and ... [the] data is exemplary."--Arnold Kling, EconLog "Kevin Lang has written a significant book that assesses recent developments in the study of poverty and discrimination, reviews the formal theories, and provides insight into their validity through statistical analysis; in essence, a book that addresses the basic issues of poverty and discrimination. It is an excellent text for economists, social scientists, and public policy makers."--Kathryn Goering Reid, Journal of Children and Poverty "Readers of the book will become better critics of statistical evidence used in policy debate sand more skeptical of strong claims about a policy's success (or failure). They also will more fully understand the difficulty of conducting highly credible policy research and crafting effective policies."--Rohert D. Plotnick, Industrial and Labor Relations Review "Lang has written an excellent book that can serve as a useful tool for researchers, students, and policymakers. The author clearly is an expert in the field who has thoroughly researched his topic."--Casey P. Homan, Monthly Labor ReviewTable of ContentsAcknowledgments xi Chapter 1: Introduction 1 1. The Content of This Book 2 2. Recent Developments in the Study of Poverty and Discrimination 4 3. The Object of This Book 8 4. Why Do Policy Analysts Disagree? The Limits of Statistical Arguments 10 5. Why Do Policy Analysts Disagree? The Role of Values 12 6. A Case Study: Retention in Grade 13 7. Concluding Remarks 17 8. Further Reading 18 9. Questions for Discussion 18 10. Appendix: A Quick Guide to Statistics 19 Part 1: POVERTY Chapter 2: Who Is Poor? 31 1. Evidence on the Importance of Relative Income 36 2. How the Government Measures Poverty 37 3. Valuing Nonmonetary Income 39 4. Over What Time Period Should We Measure Poverty? 40 5. Other Problems with the Official Measure 41 6. The National Academy of Sciences Report 42 7. Gathering the Data 42 8. Who Is Poor (By the Official Measure)? 43 9. Extreme Poverty 45 10. Homelessness 45 11. Hunger and Food Insecurity 48 12. Alternative Measures of Poverty 51 13. The Dynamics of Poverty 53 14. Why Does Poverty Last So Long for Some People? 56 15. Concluding Remarks 58 16. Further Reading 58 17. Questions for Discussion 59 18. Appendix: A Brief Note on Data 61 Chapter 3: The Evolution of Poverty Policy 63 1. Federal Poverty Programs, 1970-2000 63 2. Incentives under AFDC 66 3. The Earned Income Tax Credit 69 4. Cash or In-Kind Transfer: Which Is Better? 78 5. Concluding Remarks 81 6. Further Reading 81 7. Questions for Discussion 82 Chapter 4: Trends in Poverty 83 1. Trends Using the Official Measure 83 2. Trends in Poverty under Alternate Measures 86 3. Accounting for Trends 87 4. Concluding Remarks 102 5. Further Reading 103 6. Questions for Discussion 104 7. Appendix: Multivariate Analysis 104 Chapter 5: Labor Market Policies 108 1. Understanding Wage Inequality 108 2. Minimum Wage Laws 115 3. Living Wage Laws 120 4. Job Training Programs 121 5. Can Job Training Programs Reduce Poverty? 123 6. Evaluating the JTPA 125 7. Evaluating the Job Corps and Other Youth Programs 129 8. Training Programs and Tagging 133 9. Welfare to Work: Work First 134 10. Employer-Based Subsidies 136 11. Concluding Remarks 140 12. Further Reading 140 13. Questions for Discussion 140 14. Appendix: Adjusting for Program Nonparticipation 141 Chapter 6: Family Composition 143 1. Births to Single Mothers 144 2. Declining Marriage 146 3. Changing Social Attitudes 150 4. The Role of Welfare 156 5. Features of Welfare 158 6. Teenage Childbearing 161 7. Effects of Growing Up with a Single Parent 168 8. Intergenerational Transmission of Poverty 172 9. Policies Aimed at Infants and Toddlers 174 10. Preschool Programs 177 11. Programs for School-Age Children 182 12. Medicaid and SCHIP 190 13. Concluding Remarks 192 14. Further Reading 194 15. Questions for Discussion 196 Chapter 7: Concentrated Poverty 197 1. Life in High-Poverty Neighborhoods 198 2. Do Neighborhoods Matter? 198 3. The Gautreaux Program 201 4. Moving to Opportunity 202 5. Public Housing 203 6. Gangs 205 7. Community Development 206 8. Concluding Remarks 208 9. Further Reading 209 10. Questions for Discussion 210 Chapter 8: Education and Education Reform 211 1. Education and Earnings 212 2. Testing 213 3. Decentralization and School Quality 221 4. Using Tests to Increase School and District Accountability 236 5. Concluding Remarks 239 6. Further Reading 240 7. Questions for Discussion 241 Chapter 9: Welfare Reform 243 1. The Case for Reform 243 2. The Welfare Reform Act of 1996 245 3. Assessing the Effects of Welfare Reform 251 4. Effect on Welfare Receipt 252 5. Welfare Reform and Well-Being 254 6. Living Arrangements 258 7. Effects on Children and Adolescents 259 8. Concluding Thoughts 259 9. Further Reading 260 10. Questions for Discussion 261 Part 2: DISCRIMINATION Chapter 10: Discrimination: Theory 265 1. What Is Discrimination? 265 2. Theories of Discrimination: Prejudice 269 3. Prejudice in Imperfect Labor Markets 272 4. Transaction Costs Models 273 5. Statistical Discrimination 274 6. Self-Confirming Expectations 277 7. Concluding Remarks 280 8. Further Reading 281 9. Questions for Discussion 282 Chapter 11: Race Discrimination in the Labor Market 283 1. Trends in Black-White Earnings Differentials 283 2. Explaining the Decline in the Wage Gap 287 3. Evidence on Current Discrimination 293 4. Testing for Discrimination: Legal Perspectives 307 5. Affirmative Action in Employment 311 6. Affirmative Action in Public Employment 313 7. Concluding Remarks 314 8. Further Reading 315 9. Questions for Discussion 316 Chapter 12: Race Discrimination and Education 317 1. The Black-White Test Score Gap 317 2. Discrimination in Education 325 3. Affirmative Action in Education 330 4. Concluding Remarks 332 5. Further Reading 333 6. Questions for Discussion 333 Chapter 13: Race Discrimination in Customer Markets and the Judicial System 334 1. Housing 335 2. Discrimination in Other Markets 345 3. Discrimination in the Justice System 349 4. Concluding Remarks 351 5. Further Reading 352 6. Questions for Discussion 352 Chapter 14: Sex Discrimination 354 1. Theory 354 2. Is There Discrimination against Women in the Labor Market? 360 3. Discrimination, Marriage, and Children 364 4. Sexual Orientation 366 5. Trends in the Female/Male Wage Ratio 368 6. Comparable Worth 373 7. Concluding Remarks 375 8. Further Reading 377 9. Questions for Discussion 378 Chapter 15: Conclusion: An Agenda to Decrease Poverty and Discrimination? 379 1. The Value and Limits of Research 379 2. The Value and Limits of a Strong Labor Market 381 3. Family and Early Childhood Programs 383 4. Education 385 5. Addressing the Needs of High-Poverty Neighborhoods 385 6. Race Discrimination and Inequality 386 7. Addressing Inequality 387 8. Health Care 388 9. Concluding Remarks 388 Author Index 391 Subject Index 395

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Book SynopsisArgues that poverty has been denied its due as a critical and ideological framework in its own right, despite interest in representations of the lower classes and the marginalized.Trade Review"Jones persuasively argues that the time has come for literary theory to address the issue of poverty ... in US literature. Rather than focusing on the cultural identities of the underprivileged, the author calls for a 'theory of poverty' that will highlight and address the political and social injustices associated with the economically disadvantaged... Jones posits that the work of Herman Melville, Theodore Dreiser, Edith Wharton, James Agee, and Richard White most accurately portrays and foregrounds poverty... His readings show how these writers succeeded in 'opening up the complexities and contradictions' of poverty, which contemporary literary theory fails to do. In short, Jones calls for a synthesis between discussion of race/gender/class and discussion of poverty, which often shapes identities within race, gender, and class categories."--B. M. McNeal, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, for CHOICE "Gavin Jones's American Hungers tackles a one-hundred-year period, treating a vast range of texts with great theoretical sophistication. This ambitious book aims to make poverty as powerful an analytical tool as race and gender have proven in recent critical history."--Michael Robertson, American Literature "Jones's readings are detailed and richly informed, and his discussions of the social-scientific background--the shift from moral to biological to psychological explanations of poverty--provide a valuable history, one that should interest critics regardless of their stance toward identity politics."--Twentieth Century Literature "The main and considerable strength of Jones's book is its theoretical contribution, which is located in the introduction. The body of the volume also makes intriguing, if not always completely persuasive, arguments."--Michael Tavel Clarke, American Quarterly "Gavin Jones's American Hungers is a major contribution to the critical debate about literary constructions of poverty in America across epochs; or rather, the book redefines the terms for this debate in such a way that establishes poverty as a valid subject of discussion in its own right, no longer a mere addition to class, race or gender criticism. Even though Jones writes only about five major texts of American literature, the scope of his presentation is impressive, with insights into cultural, economic, ideological, psychological, and ethical complexities... If poverty ever becomes a category capable of creating a distinct tradition of critical analysis, American Hungers will undeniably be one of the fundamental works of this tradition."--Marek Paryz, European Journal of American Studies "[A] commendable, daring attempt at providing an adequate theoretical framework for a cultural-sociological discourse on pauperism... Jones offers an insightful vision... [T]he book undoubtedly challenges our received views and notions... Engaging and polemical, its topicality cannot be overstated in the context of the current economic scene of a global market marred by recession."--Adriana Neagu, ABC Journal "American Hungers is a valuable, important, paradigm shifting book that should be read by everyone with an interest in American literature of the later nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, especially by anyone claiming a critical interest in relations of class and power in American culture."--Carol Loranger, Studies in American Naturalism "Jones literary 'theory of poverty' must be considered one of the most groundbreaking and at the same time nuanced interventions into theories of class. His theory of poverty as a state of being dialectically shaped by economic, structural and non-material, individual conditions challenges us to recognize representations of poverty in their entire complexity. Implicitly only, he also challenges us to interrogate the complexities of poverty in the real world--and possibly act upon our insights."--Birte Christ, Journal of Literary Theory "Gavin Jones's provocative two-pronged thesis in American Hungers stands up admirably in both historical and contemporary contexts."--Robert M. Dowling, Modern PhilologyTable of ContentsList of Illustrations ix Acknowledgments xi Preface xiii INTRODUCTION: The Problem of Poverty in Literary Criticism 1 CHAPTER ONE: Beggaring Description: Herman Melville and Antebellum Poverty Discourse 21 Paradigms of Poverty and Pauperism 23 Literary Uses and Abuses of Poverty 28 The Ambivalence of Thoreau and Davis 32 Redburn and Israel Potter: Transatlantic Counterparts 38 Melville's Sketches of the Mid-1850s 46 Poor Pierre 52 Problems of Need in The Confidence-Man 59 CHAPTER TWO: Being Poor in the Progressive Era: Dreiser and Wharton on the Pauper Problem 62 Writing Poverty 65 The Persistence of Pauperism 72 What's the Matter with Hurstwood? 76 The Class That Drifts 80 Fear of Falling 85 The Feminization of Poverty 88 Poor Lily 92 Class and Gender 100 CHAPTER THREE: The Depression in Black and White: Agee, Wright, and the Aesthetics of Damage 106 Understanding the Depression 110 Agee's Uncertainty 116 Damage and Disadvantage 120 The Beauty and Erotics of Poverty 124 Race, Class, and Poor Richard 129 American Hunger 139 Delinquent Identity 144 CONCLUSION 148 Notes 155 Works Cited 201 Index 219

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewWinner of the 2009 Best Book Award in Political Sociology, American Sociological Association Co-Winner of the 2009 Mary Douglas Prize for Best Book, Section on Sociology of Culture, American Sociological Association "[T]his monograph ... represents a substantial achievement and a major addition to the literature on America's welfare state."--Edward D. Berkowitz, Journal of American History "The Failed Welfare Revolution is a well-researched book that fills a significant gap in the literature on U.S. social policy. The theoretical perspective is innovative, and Steensland makes a strong case for the study of the role of ideas and culture in policymaking."--Daniel Beland, Political Science Quarterly "Brian Steensland's highly detailed account and analysis of guaranteed annual income (GAl) proposals during the Nixon and Carter administrations provides an important contribution to the research on social welfare policy in the United States, addressing a significant lacuna in this literature."--Kenneth Hudson, American Journal of Sociology "This scholarly book will be a valuable resource for anyone interested in current debates about the merits of a guaranteed income policy. It is richly documented, draws effectively on theoretical ideas and transcends the limitations of many historical accounts by linking developments in the 1970s to current social welfare debates. An added bonus is the discussion of proposals by the Carter administration later in the decade to reformulate these ideas. The author's reflection on the role of cultural factors in social welfare thinking also makes a significant contribution and will hopefully facilitate future analyses that will explore the importance of culture in social policy."--James Midgley, Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare "The Failed Welfare Revolution is an interesting retelling and synthesis of what happened some 40 years ago, and anybody interested in the subject will find this work to be of value."--Ralf Hertwig, Monthly Labor Review "Steensland's precision in analyzing the guaranteed income debates throughout the book is impressive, as is his use of extensive original research from presidential archives. He has done a great service in so thoroughly deconstructing for the first time a neglected episode in the history of us (and Canadian) social policy."--Richard Pereira, Labour-Le Travail "[A] theoretically rich and historically detailed account of domestic policy centered on the 1970s."--Richard K. Caputo, Eastern Economic JournalTable of ContentsPreface ix Abbreviations xiii INTRODUCTION: Understanding the Failed Welfare Revolution 1 CHAPTER ONE: The Rise of Guaranteed Annual Income 28 CHAPTER TWO: Guaranteed Annual Income Goes Public 52 CHAPTER THREE: The Origins and Transformation of the Nixon Plan 79 CHAPTER FOUR: Nixon's Family Assistance Plan Stalls 120 CHAPTER FIVE: Defeat and Its Policy Legacy 157 CHAPTER SIX: Carter and the Program for Better Jobs and Income 182 CHAPTER SEVEN: Lost Opportunities, Consequences, and Lessons 219 CHAPTER EIGHT: Culture and Welfare Policy Development 232 Notes 247 References 283 Index 297

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Book SynopsisThe ways that social advocates organize to fight unaffordable housing and homelessness in Los Angeles, illuminated by a new conceptual framework for studying collective actionHow Civic Action Works renews the tradition of inquiry into collective, social problem solving. Paul Lichterman follows grassroots activists, nonprofit organization staff,

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Robert Fogelson deserves recognition for Working-Class Utopias. It is the product of deep and extensive research in primary and secondary sources, which he synthesizes elegantly. Readers interested in New York City history will find much to enjoy in this book."---John Lepley, New York Labor History Association

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Book SynopsisWhat do we do when housing, mental health, disability, prisons and immigration policy become synonymous with state violence?Trade Review'At a time when organising resistance and protest is crucially necessary, the collected authors marshal a virtuous trinity of activism, critically engaged scholarship and theory. Activists may not need academics, and nor should they be in the vanguard, but this text highlights welcome intellectual and practical solidarity' -- Mick McKeown, Professor of Democratic Mental Health at the University of Central Lancashire'In this excellent book, the editors bring together an impressive range of chapters covering resistance to punitivism in social welfare and criminal justice. The book's radical agendas are crystal clear and critical at a time of brutal state action. It deserves a wide readership' -- Chris Grover, co-editor of 'Disabled People, Work and Welfare: Is Employment Really the Answer?'Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction - Rich Moth, Emily Luise Hart and Joe Greener PART I: CHALLENGING STATE–CORPORATE POWER: THEORIES AND STRATEGIES OF RESISTANCE 1. Resisting the Punitive State–Corporate Nexus: Activist Strategy and the Integrative Transitional Approach - Joe Greener, Emily Luise Hart and Rich Moth 2. Prefigurative Politics as Resistance to State–Corporate Harm: Fighting Gentrification in Post-Occupy New York City - Laura Naegler 3. Struggles Inside and Outside the University - Steve Tombs and David Whyte PART II: RESISTING THE PUNITIVE WELFARE STATE: HOUSING, MENTAL HEALTH, DISABILITY AND IMMIGRATION 4. Class, Politics and Locality in the London Housing Movement - Lisa Mckenzie 5. Mad Studies: Campaigning Against the Psychiatric System and Welfare ‘Reform’ and for Something Better - Peter Beresford 6. Challenging Neoliberal Housing in the Shadow of Grenfell - Glyn Robbins 7. The Disabled People’s Movement in the Age of Austerity: Rights, Resistance and Reclamation - Bob Williams-Findlay 8. The ‘Hostile Environment’ for Immigrants: The Windrush Scandal and Resistance - Ken Olende PART III: SUBVERSIVE KNOWLEDGE AND RESISTANCE: RECONCEPTUALISING CRIMINALISATION, PENALITY AND VIOLENCE 9. Resisting the Surveillance State: Deviant Knowledge and Undercover Policing - Raphael Schlembach 10. Ordinary Rebels, Everyone: Abolitionist Activist Scholars and the Mega Prisons - David Scott 11. Re-Imagining an End to Gendered Violence: Prefiguring the Worlds We Want - Julia Downes 12. Challenging Prevent: Building Resistance to Institutional Islamophobia and the Attack on Civil Liberties - Robert Ferguson Notes on Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisIn an attempt to redress social inequities in the workplace, the authors examine various kinds of training programs and recommend specific policy initiatives to improve access to these programs.Table of ContentsFigures and Tables Acknowledgments Acronyms Introduction 1. Who Wins, Who Loses: The Real Story of the Transfer of Training to the Provinces and Its Impact on Women / Ursule Critoph 2. Snakes and Ladders: Coherence in Training for Office Workers / Alice de Wolff and Maureen Hynes 3. The Road to Equity: Training Women and First Nations on the Vancouver Island Highway / Marjorie Griffin Cohen and Kate Braid 4. Women’s Training and Equity on the Hibernia Construction Project / Sue Hart and Mark Shrimpton 5. The Culture of Construction: Or, Etiquette for the Nontraditional / Kate Braid 6. Hammering Their Way through the Barriers: Low-Income Women Retrain to Be Carpenters / Margaret Little 7. Training and Retraining Health Workers amid Health Care Restructuring, Downsizing, and Rationalization: The Case of Health Care Aides / Larry Haiven and Liz Quinlan 8. Community Skills Training by and for Immigrant Women / Margaret Manery and Marjorie Griffin Cohen 9. Life Skills Training: "Open for Discussion" / Shauna Butterwick 10. Pathways to Employment for Women: Apprenticeship or College Training? / Robert Sweet 11. Public Policy and Women’s Access to Training in New Brunswick / Joan McFarland 12. Still Shopping for Training: Women, Training, and Livelihoods / Karen Lior and Susan Wismer 13. Youth Employment Programs in British Columbia: Taking the High Road or the Low Road? / Linda Wong and Stephen McBride 14. Training Youth at Risk: A Model Program in Quebec / Sylvain Bourdon and Frédéric Deschenaux Bibliography Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisIn an attempt to redress social inequities in the workplace, the authors examine various kinds of training programs and recommend specific policy initiatives to improve access to these programs.Table of ContentsFigures and Tables Acknowledgments Acronyms Introduction 1. Who Wins, Who Loses: The Real Story of the Transfer of Training to the Provinces and Its Impact on Women / Ursule Critoph 2. Snakes and Ladders: Coherence in Training for Office Workers / Alice de Wolff and Maureen Hynes 3. The Road to Equity: Training Women and First Nations on the Vancouver Island Highway / Marjorie Griffin Cohen and Kate Braid 4. Women’s Training and Equity on the Hibernia Construction Project / Sue Hart and Mark Shrimpton 5. The Culture of Construction: Or, Etiquette for the Nontraditional / Kate Braid 6. Hammering Their Way through the Barriers: Low-Income Women Retrain to Be Carpenters / Margaret Little 7. Training and Retraining Health Workers amid Health Care Restructuring, Downsizing, and Rationalization: The Case of Health Care Aides / Larry Haiven and Liz Quinlan 8. Community Skills Training by and for Immigrant Women / Margaret Manery and Marjorie Griffin Cohen 9. Life Skills Training: "Open for Discussion" / Shauna Butterwick 10. Pathways to Employment for Women: Apprenticeship or College Training? / Robert Sweet 11. Public Policy and Women’s Access to Training in New Brunswick / Joan McFarland 12. Still Shopping for Training: Women, Training, and Livelihoods / Karen Lior and Susan Wismer 13. Youth Employment Programs in British Columbia: Taking the High Road or the Low Road? / Linda Wong and Stephen McBride 14. Training Youth at Risk: A Model Program in Quebec / Sylvain Bourdon and Frédéric Deschenaux Bibliography Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisWhile poverty persists as a major social problem, Canadians are increasingly framing their concerns over poverty and its consequences as issues of human rights and citizenship. This volume examines the ideas and practices of human rights, citizenship, legislation, and institution-building that are crucial to addressing poverty in this country.Trade ReviewDry legal scholarship is rarely as infused with compassion as it is in this book. The 18 individually authored chapters are written by legal scholars and practitioners, social activists and professionals who are waging an ongoing struggle against Canadian poverty. …the chapters are thoughtful, insightful, and often compelling as well as Canadian-centric. -- A. F. Johnson, Bishop's University * Choice, Vol. 45, No. 05 *In this volume, editors Margot Young, Susan B. Boyd, Gwen Brodsky, and Shelagh Day bring together a collection of essays intended to stimulate continued social, political, and legal anti-poverty activism or social justice. […] In total, this volume is an indispensable resource for scholars endeavoring to widen their understanding of social citizenship, poverty, and rights in ways that intertwine social policy and law. As well, some or all of the chapters will make valuable additions to graduate course syllabi n poverty, social movements, social policy, and he welfare state. -- Amber Gazso, York University * Canadian Journal of Sociology, Vol.33, No. 3, 2008 *This collection transitions effortlessly between legal analysis, political commentary, and human rights advocacy. Featuring twenty different authors representing a range of interests and expertise, this collection provides a wide breadth of review on this topic ... This collaboration presents an important discussion on the range of barriers to equality which are found in Canadian society, particularly the Canadian judicial system. -- Alison Forbes * Saskatchewan Law Review, Vol.71, 2008 *Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroductionPart 1: Poverty and Rights: Reading Gosselin1 Reality checks: Presuming Innocence and Proving Guilt in Charter Welfare Cases / Martha Jackman2 But It’s for Your Own Good / Diane Pothier3 Social Rights and Judicial Competence / David SchneidermanPart 2: Social Citizenship and the State4 Claiming Adjudicative space: Social Rights and Citizenship / Bruce Porter5 Aboriginal Women Unmasked: Using Charter Equality Litigation to Advance Women’s Rights / Sharon McIvor6 Welfare Reformed: The Re-making of the Model Citizen / Janet Mosher7 The “Made in Québec” Act to Combat Poverty and Social Exclusion / Lucie Lamarche8 Trade Regime Federalism: An Assessment of the Social Union Framework Agreement / Barbara CameronPart 3: Social Citizenship and International Contexts9 Collective Economic Rights and International Trade Agreements: In the Vacuum of post-National Capital Control / Marjorie Griffin Cohen10 Enforcing Social and Economic Rights at the Domestic Level: A Proposal / Gráinne McKeever and Fionnuala Ni Aoláin11 Minding the Gap: Treaty Commitments and Government Practice / Shelagh Day12 Litigating Socio-Economic Rights in South Africa: How Far Will the Courts Go? / Karrisha PillayPart 4: Beyond Gosselin: Legal Theory Emboldened13 Taking Competence Seriously / David Wiseman14 Dignity, Equality, and Second Generation Rights / Denise Réaume15 The Charter as an Impediment to Welfare Roll Backs: A Meditation on “Justice as Fairness” as a “Bedrock Value” of the Canadian Democratic Project / Ken NormanPart 5: Legal Activism Revived16 Why Rights Now? Law and Desperation / Margot Young17 The Challenge of Litigating the Rights of Poor People: The Right to Legal Aid as a Test Case / Melina Buckley18 Charter Rights and Government Choices / Gwen Brodsky

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Book SynopsisOne of the most troubling aspects of the politics of homelessness, Leonard C. Feldman contends, is the reduction of the homeless to what Hannah Arendt calls "the abstract nakedness of humanity" and what Giorgio Agamben terms "bare life." Feldman...Trade ReviewCitizens without Shelter traces the development of homelessness policy by analyzing local regulations and their judicial challenges. Leonard Feldman argues that cities and the courts are now criminalizing the very activities that homeless citizens must carry out in order to live. He also explores the changing definitions of 'the public sphere,' 'citizenship,' and 'home' in political philosophy, and how the interaction among these definitions has had an impact on the evolution of homelessness regulations. * Political Science Quarterly *Feldman provides a thoughtful and nuanced examination of the cultural messages that undergird the wide range of arguments that structure both national and local debates in the United States over appropriate public responses to homelessness.... This extremely interesting work is highly recommended to anyone interested in the politics of homelessness or, more broadly, in the development of the 'frames' that both organize and become the grounds for contestation in public policy debates. -- D. R. Imig, University of Memphis * Choice *In Citizens without Shelter, Leonard Feldman writes about homelessness and about those who write about the homeless.... He argues—correctly, I believe—that the homeless typically are excluded from democratic politics. -- Mark Carl Rom, Georgetown University * Perspectives on Political Science *

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Book SynopsisHomelessness became a conspicuous facet of Russian cityscapes only in the 1990s, when the Soviet criminalization of vagrancy and similar offenses was abolished. In spite of the host of social and economic problems confronting Russia in the demise of Soviet power, the social dislocation endured by increasing numbers of people went largely unrecognized by the state. Being homeless carries a special burden in Russia, where a permanent address is the precondition for all civil rights and social benefits and where homelessness is often regarded as a result of laziness and drinking, rather than external factors. In Needed by Nobody, the anthropologist Tova Höjdestrand offers a nuanced portrait of homelessness in St. Petersburg. Based on ethnographic work at railway stations, soup kitchens, and other places where the homeless gather, Höjdestrand describes the material and mental world of this marginalized population. They are, she observes, not needed in two senses. The state considTrade Review"Needed by Nobody is a wonderful book that has much to contribute to discussions in urban anthropology and sociology, Russian studies, homelessness, alcoholism, and psychology. I have enormous respect for the fieldwork that Tova Höjdestrand conducted for this admirable ethnography. I read every word with great interest." -- Dale Pesmen, author of Russia and Soul: An Exploration

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Book SynopsisCho analyzes the different experiences of poverty among laid-off urban workers and recent migrants, two groups that share a common economic duress in China's Rustbelt cities but who rarely unite as one class owed protection by the state.Trade Review"The specter of 'the people' is a welcome addition to the investigation of the ever-shifting status of the poor in China’s quickly changing political economy...[it] is an important contribution that adds new insights to an ongoing discussion about China’s poor, and the state policies that at varying times help, hinder, or simply ignore them." — Marc L. Moskowitz,Journal of the Royal Anthropological InstituteThis well-researched and very readable book has a number of strong points.... [It] is a great contribution to the understanding of contemporary China from aspects of everyday urban poverty and governance that will suit both academics and students specializing in anthropology and/or China studies. It will also be useful to those who are interested in life at the grassroots level in urban China. -- Jialing Luo * Asian Ethnology *Table of ContentsIntroduction1. In Search of "the People"2. Gambling on a New Home3. On the Border between "the People" and "the Population"4. The Will to Survive5. Inclusive Exclusion6. Dividing the PoorConclusionNotes References Index

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Book SynopsisThis book offers a nuanced portrait of homelessness in St. Petersburg. Based on ethnographic work at railway stations, soup kitchens, and other places where the homeless gather, it describes the material and mental world of this marginalized population.Trade Review"Needed by Nobody is a wonderful book that has much to contribute to discussions in urban anthropology and sociology, Russian studies, homelessness, alcoholism, and psychology. I have enormous respect for the fieldwork that Tova Höjdestrand conducted for this admirable ethnography. I read every word with great interest." -- Dale Pesmen, author of Russia and Soul: An Exploration

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Book SynopsisThis is a collection of essays from leading public intellectuals that identifies major conceptual problems in the analysis of poverty and inequality and advances strategies for reducing poverty and inequality that are consistent with these new conceptual and methodological approaches.Trade Review"This slim volume offers ample food for thought to scholars with a serious interest in social or economic inequality. The star contributors— economists, sociologists, political scientists, and philosophers—present concepts, theories, and proposals that will stimulate those outside as well as within their home disciplines. While avoiding the circular reasoning characteristic of the 1960's 'culture of poverty,' these accessible essays enlarge the concept of poverty—and, I hope, of poverty research and policy—by elaborating the idea that social justice requires measurable equality of capabilities or opportunities, and not merely of economic resources."—Robert M. Hauser, University of Wisconsin—Madison"This impressive collection of essays brings together well-known economists, sociologists, and philosophers to discuss the pressing problems of inequality and poverty. Kanbur and Grusky recognize that these timely and difficult issues can only be dealt with by marshalling the intellectual power of our best minds, looking at poverty through the lens of multiple disciplines."—Joseph E. Stiglitz"...I highly recommend this book. It is essential reading for anyone studying occupational segregation, and valuable for scholars in a range of fields including gender studies, work, social inequality, and comparative-historical sociology."--Canadian Journal of Sociology OnlineTable of ContentsContents @toc4:Contributors iii Preface and Acknowledgments iii @toc2:Chapter One. Introduction: The Conceptual Foundations of Poverty and Inequality Measurement 1 @tocca:David B. Grusky and Ravi Kanbur @toc2:Chapter Two. Conceptualizing and Measuring Poverty 000 @tocca:Amartya Sen @toc2:Chapter Three. Poverty and Human Functioning: Capabilities as Fundamental Entitlements 000 @tocca:Martha C. Nussbaum @toc2:Chapter Four. From Income to Endowments: The Difficult Task of Expanding the Income Poverty Paradigm 000 @toca:Franois Bourguignon @toc2:Chapter Five. Social Theory and the Concept "Underclass" 000 @tocca:William J. Wilson @toc2:Chapter Six. Race, Class, and Markets: Social Policy in the 21st Century 000 @tocca:Douglas S. Massey @toc2:Chapter Seven. Dependency and Social Debt 000 @tocca:Martha A. Fineman @toc4:Notes 000 References 000 Index 000

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Book SynopsisThis is a collection of essays from leading public intellectuals that identifies major conceptual problems in the analysis of poverty and inequality and advances strategies for reducing poverty and inequality that are consistent with these new conceptual and methodological approaches.Trade Review"This slim volume offers ample food for thought to scholars with a serious interest in social or economic inequality. The star contributors— economists, sociologists, political scientists, and philosophers—present concepts, theories, and proposals that will stimulate those outside as well as within their home disciplines. While avoiding the circular reasoning characteristic of the 1960's 'culture of poverty,' these accessible essays enlarge the concept of poverty—and, I hope, of poverty research and policy—by elaborating the idea that social justice requires measurable equality of capabilities or opportunities, and not merely of economic resources."—Robert M. Hauser, University of Wisconsin—Madison"This impressive collection of essays brings together well-known economists, sociologists, and philosophers to discuss the pressing problems of inequality and poverty. Kanbur and Grusky recognize that these timely and difficult issues can only be dealt with by marshalling the intellectual power of our best minds, looking at poverty through the lens of multiple disciplines."—Joseph E. Stiglitz"...I highly recommend this book. It is essential reading for anyone studying occupational segregation, and valuable for scholars in a range of fields including gender studies, work, social inequality, and comparative-historical sociology."--Canadian Journal of Sociology OnlineTable of ContentsContents @toc4:Contributors iii Preface and Acknowledgments iii @toc2:Chapter One. Introduction: The Conceptual Foundations of Poverty and Inequality Measurement 1 @tocca:David B. Grusky and Ravi Kanbur @toc2:Chapter Two. Conceptualizing and Measuring Poverty 000 @tocca:Amartya Sen @toc2:Chapter Three. Poverty and Human Functioning: Capabilities as Fundamental Entitlements 000 @tocca:Martha C. Nussbaum @toc2:Chapter Four. From Income to Endowments: The Difficult Task of Expanding the Income Poverty Paradigm 000 @toca:Franois Bourguignon @toc2:Chapter Five. Social Theory and the Concept "Underclass" 000 @tocca:William J. Wilson @toc2:Chapter Six. Race, Class, and Markets: Social Policy in the 21st Century 000 @tocca:Douglas S. Massey @toc2:Chapter Seven. Dependency and Social Debt 000 @tocca:Martha A. Fineman @toc4:Notes 000 References 000 Index 000

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Book SynopsisThis is a comprehensive study of beggars' culture and the institution of mendicancy in China from late imperial times to the mid-twentieth century, with a reference to the resurgence of beggars in China today.Trade Review"This is an important read to anyone interested in topics associated with Chinese urban studies, Chinese labor, or Chinese underclasses." -- The Chinese Historical Review"Lu's study will serve as a useful point of departure for further research into the world of the Chinese underclass. It also has much of interest for other aspects of Chinese society." -- Journal of Asian Studies"...an elegantly written book easily accessible to a broad range of readers..." -- The China Journal"Faced with a lack of reliable data, Lu has chosen to employ as broad and variegated a host of sources as possible... all intermingle[d] to illustrate a history both colorful and entertaining. The amount of material uncovered is quite astonishing and easily proves Hanchao Lu's most salient point: beggars may have been socially marginal, but they did play an important role in the cultural imagination of late-imperial and Republican China... Lu presents the reader with a view of social life that is often overlooked, and his book plays an important role in reminding us of some of the costs of China's search for modernity." -- China Review International"This is a well-researched, clearly presented, and carefully analyzed book, and a wonderful narrative history of beggars in modern China... In addition to a profound analysis of beggar issues, Lu gives us colorful stories of beggars struggling for their survival. This book offers us greater knowledge of lower-class people and their social environments, and should be recommended to scholars of China, students who are interested in China, and general readers." -- International Journal of Asian StudiesTable of ContentsContents @toc4:Illustrations and Tables iii Preface iii @toc2:Introduction 1 1. On the Rivers and Lakes 000 2. Sympathy Versus Antipathy 000 3. Legend Has It 000 4. Coping with Mendicants 000 5. Ruling the Street 000 6. The Wisdom of Mendicancy 000 7. Men's Limbs and Women's Mouths 000 8. Chairman Mao Picked on a Beggar 000 Conclusion 000 @toc4:Character List 000 Appendix: The Sound of Mendicity 000 Notes 000 Bibliography 000 Index 000 @fmct:Illustrations and Tables @fmh1:Map @fmli:1. China at the Turn of the Twentieth Century 000 @fmh1:Figures @fmli:1. Beggar of the Longhua Pagoda 000 2. Beggar figurines 000 3. Worshipping a patron saint 000 4. Emperor Zhu 000 5. Han Xin 000 6. Wu Zixu 000 7. The Eight Immortals 000 8. Beggar foster father 000 9. A beggar's "waist plaquette" 000 10. Children at a Beijing soup kitchen 000 11. A beggar headman 000 12. A night watchman 000 13. Beggars on government duty 000 14. The God of Fortune 000 15. New Year's spectacle 000 16. A funeral procession 000 17. Sidewalk petitioner 000 18. Snake charming 000 19. Mother and child 000 20. Competing with a dog for food 000 21. Lai Dongjin in Mao's hometown 000 @fmh1:Tables @fmli:1.1 Vagrants in the 1931 Yangzi River Flood 000 1.2 Shanghai Beggars' Previous Occupations and Incomes 000

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Book SynopsisPresents an up-to-date look at the social processes and consequences of China's rapid economic growth.Trade Review"This book's contribution ... is the detailed depiction of the mechanisms that affect Chinese society as it undergoes a rapid transformation in the post colonial period. Despite some flaws, this is the most comprehensive and insightful books in recent years to address the issue of social inequality in globalizing China."—Pun Nagi, The China Journal "The book indeed maps a wide range of social inequality in China: age, gender, class, sector, and regional inequality .... The value of the book for researchers in the field of social stratification actually lies in its variety."—Xiaodan Zhang, China Quarterly"This is the best and most comprehensive volume to have been published on social inequality in contemporary China in quite some time. Non of the chapters disappoint, and all contributions are of consistently high quality. Every sociologist and political scientist, as well as many economists, specializing in China will have to react to this book, and every library should acquire it."—William Hurst, Journal of Asian Studies"The [book] is of high quality."—Dominique Tyl, Chinese Cross Currents."Addressing key issues in debates related to market transition in China, this comprehensive, unique collection will no doubt have audiences in many disciplines. It is the only recent volume of its kind, and the caliber of the contributors guarantees visibility."—Lisa Keister, Duke University"A group of prominent scholars use fresh survey data and in-depth ethnographic analysis and examine a broad range of issues relating to economic and social changes in contemporary China. This timely volume contains some unexpected and fascinating findings which provide new perspectives for understanding a rapidly evolving society." —Wenfang Tang, University of PittsburghTable of ContentsCONTENTS List of Illustrations List of Tables Acknowledgments List of Contributors POVERTY, WEALTH, and STRATIFICATION: THE INTERCONNECTIONS Chapter.1 Poverty and Wealth in Postsocialist China: An Overview Deborah Davis and Wang Feng Chapter 2 Market vs. Social Benefits: Explaining China's Changing Income Inequality Qin Gao and Carl Riskin Chapter 3 Market and Gender Pay Equity: Have Chinese Reforms Narrowed the Gap? Philip N. Cohen and Wang Feng Chapter 4 The Two Faces of Luxury: Gender and Generational Inequality in a Beijing Hotel Eileen Otis Chapter 5 The Changing Structure of Employment in Contemporary China Peter Evans and Sarah Staveteig POSTSOCIALIST POWER AND PROPERTY RELATIONS Chapter 6 Institutional Basis of Socialist Stratification in Transitional China Liu Xin Chapter 7 Rethinking Corporatist Bases of Stratification in Rural China Xueguang Zhou Chapter 8 Creating Wealth: Land Seizure, Local Government and Farmers Zhou Feizhou Chapter 9 Resolution Mechanisms for Land Rights Disputes Zhang Jing POSTSOCIALIST LIFE CHANCES Chapter 10 Regional Inequality in China: Mortality and Health Yong Cai Chapter 11 Beyond Cost: Rural Perspectives on Barriers to Education Emily Hannum and Jennifer Adams Chapter 12 Urban Occupational Mobility and Employment Institutions Yanjie Bian INTERPRETING POSTSOCIALIST WEALTH AND POVERTY Chapter 13 Social Contours of Distributive Injustice Feelings in Contemporary China Chunping Han and Martin King Whyte Chapter 14 From Inequality to Inequity: Popular Conception of Social (In)justice in Beijing Ching Kwan Lee Chapter 15 Social Stratification: The Legacy of the Late Imperial Past R. Bin Wong Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisThis book asks leading scholars to debate the causes of inequality, whether we have an obligation to help the poor, and the types of reforms that are most likely to eliminate or reduce inequality.Trade Review"Here is another strong, valuable, and timely addition to the 'Studies in Social Inequality' series, offering provocative arguments that will engage a wide audience of readers. Experts whose minds have been in the compelling clutch of stratification questions, attentive to scholarship surrounding class, race, and gender inequalities, will find in the book's five debates such an effective mixture of disciplinary voices that a refreshing review of their own assumptions and perspectives is nearly guaranteed. [T]his book invites a more nuanced and discerning reflection, low on rhetoric and high on reasoning. . . Highly recommended."—R. Zingraff, Choice"The major strength of this volume is its presentation of ongoing academic debates about inequality in a manner approachable to laymen . . . Not only does it offer a glimpse into how different disciplines approach inequality theoretically and methodologically, it also exemplifies how each discipline, with its unique approach, reaches the same conclusion: our current level of economic inequality is detrimental to society."—Martin T. Kosla, Journal of Children and Poverty"Americans are no longer so tolerant of the widening gap between the CEO and the average worker, between the very top and the very bottom of the income distribution. The mobility dreams of generations are coming unglued as long term unemployment deepens, threatening to scar young workers in ways that may follow them the rest of their days. The New Gilded Age assembles the very best scholars in economics, sociology, and political science to assess what these conditions mean for ordinary people and how the 'great awakening' to the threat that inequality poses could reshape the landscape of public opinion and, perhaps ultimately, public policy. It is an essential volume for scholars and citizens worried about the direction we are headed and the cost we will pay for inaction on the inequality front."—Katherine Newman, Johns Hopkins University, coauthor of Taxing the Poor: Doing Damage to the Truly Disadvantaged"Americans have finally awakened to the realities of The New Gilded Age. Those looking for answers to questions about the new inequality will find them in this trenchant book edited by David Grusky and Tamar Kricheli-Katz, who have brought together eminent thinkers to address the moral, political, and social problems stemming from today's hyper-inequality. The result is an engaging and highly readable survey of critical issues that should be read by anyone who cares about the future of the American experiment in egalitarian democracy."—Douglas S. Massey, Princeton University"The New Gilded Age features incredibly insightful and timely debates between leading philosophers, economists, political scientists, and sociologists on the sources and future of inequality in the United States. This well written and accessible volume is a must-read not only for scholars, but for educated laymen and policymakers as well."—William Julius Wilson, Harvard University

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Book SynopsisIncome inequality is an increasingly pressing issue in the United States and around the world. This book explores five critical issues to introduce some of the key moral and empirical questions about income, gender, and racial inequality.Trade Review"Here is another strong, valuable, and timely addition to the 'Studies in Social Inequality' series, offering provocative arguments that will engage a wide audience of readers. Experts whose minds have been in the compelling clutch of stratification questions, attentive to scholarship surrounding class, race, and gender inequalities, will find in the book's five debates such an effective mixture of disciplinary voices that a refreshing review of their own assumptions and perspectives is nearly guaranteed. [T]his book invites a more nuanced and discerning reflection, low on rhetoric and high on reasoning. . . Highly recommended."—R. Zingraff, Choice"The major strength of this volume is its presentation of ongoing academic debates about inequality in a manner approachable to laymen . . . Not only does it offer a glimpse into how different disciplines approach inequality theoretically and methodologically, it also exemplifies how each discipline, with its unique approach, reaches the same conclusion: our current level of economic inequality is detrimental to society."—Martin T. Kosla, Journal of Children and Poverty"Americans are no longer so tolerant of the widening gap between the CEO and the average worker, between the very top and the very bottom of the income distribution. The mobility dreams of generations are coming unglued as long term unemployment deepens, threatening to scar young workers in ways that may follow them the rest of their days. The New Gilded Age assembles the very best scholars in economics, sociology, and political science to assess what these conditions mean for ordinary people and how the 'great awakening' to the threat that inequality poses could reshape the landscape of public opinion and, perhaps ultimately, public policy. It is an essential volume for scholars and citizens worried about the direction we are headed and the cost we will pay for inaction on the inequality front."—Katherine Newman, Johns Hopkins University, coauthor of Taxing the Poor: Doing Damage to the Truly Disadvantaged"Americans have finally awakened to the realities of The New Gilded Age. Those looking for answers to questions about the new inequality will find them in this trenchant book edited by David Grusky and Tamar Kricheli-Katz, who have brought together eminent thinkers to address the moral, political, and social problems stemming from today's hyper-inequality. The result is an engaging and highly readable survey of critical issues that should be read by anyone who cares about the future of the American experiment in egalitarian democracy."—Douglas S. Massey, Princeton University"The New Gilded Age features incredibly insightful and timely debates between leading philosophers, economists, political scientists, and sociologists on the sources and future of inequality in the United States. This well written and accessible volume is a must-read not only for scholars, but for educated laymen and policymakers as well."—William Julius Wilson, Harvard University

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Book SynopsisPresents an up-to-date look at the social processes and consequences of China's rapid economic growth.Trade Review"This book's contribution ... is the detailed depiction of the mechanisms that affect Chinese society as it undergoes a rapid transformation in the post colonial period. Despite some flaws, this is the most comprehensive and insightful books in recent years to address the issue of social inequality in globalizing China."—Pun Nagi, The China Journal "The book indeed maps a wide range of social inequality in China: age, gender, class, sector, and regional inequality .... The value of the book for researchers in the field of social stratification actually lies in its variety."—Xiaodan Zhang, China Quarterly"This is the best and most comprehensive volume to have been published on social inequality in contemporary China in quite some time. Non of the chapters disappoint, and all contributions are of consistently high quality. Every sociologist and political scientist, as well as many economists, specializing in China will have to react to this book, and every library should acquire it."—William Hurst, Journal of Asian Studies"The [book] is of high quality."—Dominique Tyl, Chinese Cross Currents."Addressing key issues in debates related to market transition in China, this comprehensive, unique collection will no doubt have audiences in many disciplines. It is the only recent volume of its kind, and the caliber of the contributors guarantees visibility."—Lisa Keister, Duke University"A group of prominent scholars use fresh survey data and in-depth ethnographic analysis and examine a broad range of issues relating to economic and social changes in contemporary China. This timely volume contains some unexpected and fascinating findings which provide new perspectives for understanding a rapidly evolving society." —Wenfang Tang, University of PittsburghTable of ContentsCONTENTS List of Illustrations List of Tables Acknowledgments List of Contributors POVERTY, WEALTH, and STRATIFICATION: THE INTERCONNECTIONS Chapter.1 Poverty and Wealth in Postsocialist China: An Overview Deborah Davis and Wang Feng Chapter 2 Market vs. Social Benefits: Explaining China's Changing Income Inequality Qin Gao and Carl Riskin Chapter 3 Market and Gender Pay Equity: Have Chinese Reforms Narrowed the Gap? Philip N. Cohen and Wang Feng Chapter 4 The Two Faces of Luxury: Gender and Generational Inequality in a Beijing Hotel Eileen Otis Chapter 5 The Changing Structure of Employment in Contemporary China Peter Evans and Sarah Staveteig POSTSOCIALIST POWER AND PROPERTY RELATIONS Chapter 6 Institutional Basis of Socialist Stratification in Transitional China Liu Xin Chapter 7 Rethinking Corporatist Bases of Stratification in Rural China Xueguang Zhou Chapter 8 Creating Wealth: Land Seizure, Local Government and Farmers Zhou Feizhou Chapter 9 Resolution Mechanisms for Land Rights Disputes Zhang Jing POSTSOCIALIST LIFE CHANCES Chapter 10 Regional Inequality in China: Mortality and Health Yong Cai Chapter 11 Beyond Cost: Rural Perspectives on Barriers to Education Emily Hannum and Jennifer Adams Chapter 12 Urban Occupational Mobility and Employment Institutions Yanjie Bian INTERPRETING POSTSOCIALIST WEALTH AND POVERTY Chapter 13 Social Contours of Distributive Injustice Feelings in Contemporary China Chunping Han and Martin King Whyte Chapter 14 From Inequality to Inequity: Popular Conception of Social (In)justice in Beijing Ching Kwan Lee Chapter 15 Social Stratification: The Legacy of the Late Imperial Past R. Bin Wong Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisThis book reports the results of the first systematic nationwide survey in China of the attitudes that ordinary Chinese citizens have toward increased inequalities generated by the market reform program launched in 1978.Trade Review"Based on representative and high quality survey data, this study is a great example of how research on China can contribute to our understanding of the country and also the broader discipline." -- Daniela Stockmann * Journal of Chinese Political Science *"Whyte's data and conclusions are based on sophisticated survey research . . . Whyte's book is extremely provocative, challenging the 'common sense' of most Western scholars and much of the Chinese leadership." -- Richard Levy"This path-breaking study answers the rarely touched question of how people feel about the newly emerging inequality in contemporary China. As one of the pioneers of survey research on China, Martin King Whyte presents unexpected and fascinating findings with solid empirical evidence. This book is a landmark study on distributive injustice." -- Wenfang Tang * University of Iowa *"This book represents a hallmark of meticulous and thoughtful scholarship. Whyte cleverly situates the puzzling findings on attitudes toward inequality in a rich account of the historical transformations of the Chinese system of social stratification. A master piece of both historical depth and scientific rigor." -- Xiaoling Shu, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology * UC Davis *"[Myth of the Social Volcano] presented valuable new information on perspectives of inequality and distributive injustice in China. Whyte conducted the first systematic, nationwide survey of ordinary Chinese citizens on inequality and distributive justice . . . The book is well written and highly informative. Furthermore, it presents a fascinating account of how China transformed itself from a relatively egalitarian society to one of significant inequality in no more than three decades." -- Alvin Y. So"A pioneering sociologist of China, Whyte takes on an immensely important yet long-neglected issue of how Chinese people feel about growing inequalities. He presents a systematic analysis of an original, carefully-designed national survey, offers contested interpretations, and makes a timely contribution to our understanding of a fast changing Chinese society." -- Yanjie Bian * University of Minnesota & Xi'an Jiaotong University *

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Book SynopsisThis book reports the results of the first systematic nationwide survey in China of the attitudes that ordinary Chinese citizens have toward increased inequalities generated by the market reform program launched in 1978.Trade Review"Based on representative and high quality survey data, this study is a great example of how research on China can contribute to our understanding of the country and also the broader discipline." -- Daniela Stockmann * Journal of Chinese Political Science *"Whyte's data and conclusions are based on sophisticated survey research . . . Whyte's book is extremely provocative, challenging the 'common sense' of most Western scholars and much of the Chinese leadership." -- Richard Levy"This path-breaking study answers the rarely touched question of how people feel about the newly emerging inequality in contemporary China. As one of the pioneers of survey research on China, Martin King Whyte presents unexpected and fascinating findings with solid empirical evidence. This book is a landmark study on distributive injustice." -- Wenfang Tang * University of Iowa *"This book represents a hallmark of meticulous and thoughtful scholarship. Whyte cleverly situates the puzzling findings on attitudes toward inequality in a rich account of the historical transformations of the Chinese system of social stratification. A master piece of both historical depth and scientific rigor." -- Xiaoling Shu, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology * UC Davis *"[Myth of the Social Volcano] presented valuable new information on perspectives of inequality and distributive injustice in China. Whyte conducted the first systematic, nationwide survey of ordinary Chinese citizens on inequality and distributive justice . . . The book is well written and highly informative. Furthermore, it presents a fascinating account of how China transformed itself from a relatively egalitarian society to one of significant inequality in no more than three decades." -- Alvin Y. So"A pioneering sociologist of China, Whyte takes on an immensely important yet long-neglected issue of how Chinese people feel about growing inequalities. He presents a systematic analysis of an original, carefully-designed national survey, offers contested interpretations, and makes a timely contribution to our understanding of a fast changing Chinese society." -- Yanjie Bian * University of Minnesota & Xi'an Jiaotong University *

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Book SynopsisBroke explores the consequences of recent unprecedented growth in consumer debt and shows how excessive borrowing undermines the prosperity of middle class America.Trade Review"Katherine Porter has edited an important contribution to the literature on family economic distress, the lived-experience of families in debt, and related issues of the intersections of social class, gender, and race with each other, as well as education, employment, and homownership. . . When used in graduate programs in law, social work, or other fiels whose practitioners confront these issues, advocates can utilize this valuable resource in their daily work." -- Michael D. Gillespie * International Review of Modern Sociology *"[Broke paints] a vivid picture of a complex problem. Supplemented by graphs that help the reader visualize the trends, the content is accessible to students as well as [Family and Consumer Science] professionals of all disciplines who are seeking to understand our changing economic world in a partisan political climate. In addition to providing solid, timely research data, the book is engaging and well written." -- Jean M. Lown * Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences *"[T]imely . . . Recommended." -- S. Pressman * CHOICE *"Going to college and buying a home used to be pathways to the middle class. Broke shows that for increasing numbers of Americans they are pathways to personal bankruptcy. This outstanding collection of essays documents the social costs of America's ongoing household debt crisis, and the many ways in which public policy has rigged the game against borrowers." -- Isaac William Martin * University of California, San Diego, author of The Permanent Tax Revolt: How the Property Tax Transformed American Politics *"For anyone tired of hype and rhetoric, at last a book that analyzes the growing effects of debt and bankruptcy on the middle class with rigor and data. Each chapter, crisply written and rich with analysis, lets readers draw their own conclusions." -- John A. E. Pottow * University of Michigan Law School *"An important collection on consumer finance that offers a troubling window on the financial stresses on the American middle class. Broke breaks new ground in exploring families in bankruptcy, examining the interaction of issues like race, mortgage debt, and student loan debt with the bankruptcy process." -- Adam J. Levitin * Georgetown University Law Center *"Too many American families are deep in debt because their wages haven't kept up, their jobs are vanishing, and their homes worth less and less. It's not only a human tragedy for them but also a national problem as their debt burden hobbles the American economy and their inability to repay cripples lenders. What should be done? Here's a useful and insightful guide to policies that can help." -- Robert B. Reich * author of Aftershock: The Next Economy and America's Future *"Risk and return are inseparable. While debt can enable families to buy homes, obtain education, and start businesses, it does so by amplifying both upturns and downturns. Broke clearly illustrates the consequences when overextended families experience the roller coaster ride leading to bankruptcy." -- Peter Tufano * University of Oxford *

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Book SynopsisBroke explores the consequences of recent unprecedented growth in consumer debt and shows how excessive borrowing undermines the prosperity of middle class America.Trade Review"Katherine Porter has edited an important contribution to the literature on family economic distress, the lived-experience of families in debt, and related issues of the intersections of social class, gender, and race with each other, as well as education, employment, and homownership. . . When used in graduate programs in law, social work, or other fiels whose practitioners confront these issues, advocates can utilize this valuable resource in their daily work."—Michael D. Gillespie, International Review of Modern Sociology"[Broke paints] a vivid picture of a complex problem. Supplemented by graphs that help the reader visualize the trends, the content is accessible to students as well as [Family and Consumer Science] professionals of all disciplines who are seeking to understand our changing economic world in a partisan political climate. In addition to providing solid, timely research data, the book is engaging and well written."—Jean M. Lown, Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences"[T]imely . . . Recommended."—S. Pressman, CHOICE"Going to college and buying a home used to be pathways to the middle class. Broke shows that for increasing numbers of Americans they are pathways to personal bankruptcy. This outstanding collection of essays documents the social costs of America's ongoing household debt crisis, and the many ways in which public policy has rigged the game against borrowers."—Isaac William Martin, University of California, San Diego, author of The Permanent Tax Revolt: How the Property Tax Transformed American Politics"For anyone tired of hype and rhetoric, at last a book that analyzes the growing effects of debt and bankruptcy on the middle class with rigor and data. Each chapter, crisply written and rich with analysis, lets readers draw their own conclusions." —John A. E. Pottow, University of Michigan Law School"An important collection on consumer finance that offers a troubling window on the financial stresses on the American middle class. Broke breaks new ground in exploring families in bankruptcy, examining the interaction of issues like race, mortgage debt, and student loan debt with the bankruptcy process."—Adam J. Levitin, Georgetown University Law Center"Too many American families are deep in debt because their wages haven't kept up, their jobs are vanishing, and their homes worth less and less. It's not only a human tragedy for them but also a national problem as their debt burden hobbles the American economy and their inability to repay cripples lenders. What should be done? Here's a useful and insightful guide to policies that can help."—Robert B. Reich, author of Aftershock: The Next Economy and America's Future"Risk and return are inseparable. While debt can enable families to buy homes, obtain education, and start businesses, it does so by amplifying both upturns and downturns. Broke clearly illustrates the consequences when overextended families experience the roller coaster ride leading to bankruptcy."—Peter Tufano, University of Oxford

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Book SynopsisForeclosed America offers a portrait of the people who lost their homes in the foreclosure crisis-who they are, how and where they live after losing their homes, and what they have to say about their finances, their neighborhoods, and American politics.Trade Review"Isaac Martin and Christopher Niedt offer the most compelling portrait yet of the people and communities affected by the foreclosure crisis. In their brisk analysis, they provide an autopsy of the crisis and the anemic policy response. With an unrelenting focus on people, they deepen the democratic imperatives that must inform the housing policies of the future."—john powell, Director, Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society, University of California, Berkeley"The losses suffered by Americans from the foreclosure crisis cannot simply be measured in dollars. The harms of home loss are to families, communities, society, and our political process. Foreclosed America takes a long overdue big picture look at the fallout from foreclosure."—Katherine Porter, University of California, Irvine School of Law, editor of Broke: How Debt Bankrupts the Middle Class"Isaac Martin and Christopher Niedt offer the first examination of the human impacts of the foreclosure crisis, and in so doing speak to our collective failure to rise to the challenge of Wall Street's domination of our politics and public policy. In bringing these dispossessed and invisible homeowners into full view, Martin and Niedt call upon us to address once and for all the roots and impacts of the crisis."—Brian Kettenring, Co-Executive Director, Center for Popular DemocracyTable of ContentsContents and Abstracts1Ten million people chapter abstractThis chapter describes the mortgage foreclosure crisis from the standpoint of mortgage borrowers. It begins with an overview of the typical foreclosure process. It narrates how deregulation of mortgage lending and secondary mortgage markets led to a bubble, and then to the historic crash in 2007. It reviews existing research on the crisis and notes the absence of studies concerned with the people who lost their homes. It also introduces the National Suburban Poll, a survey data set that permits a representative overview of these dispossessed Americans. 2Who are the dispossessed Americans? chapter abstractThis chapter describes the people who lost homes because they could not pay their mortgages between 2007 and 2012. Younger homeowners, parents of young children, and people of color are overrepresented among them, but the typical adult who lost a home, like the typical person who did not, is a white person in early middle age with some college education and no children. What they have in common is bad luck and financial hardship. People who lost homes in the financial crisis have lower incomes, less stable finances, and more anxiety about their finances than otherwise identical people who did not lose homes in the crisis. They are more likely to be divorced or unemployed. Statistical models and personal narratives suggest that among people who were financially vulnerable to losing a home in the crisis years, all it took was bad luck to push them over the brink. 3Communities in crisis chapter abstractThis chapter describes the living arrangements and neighborhoods of individuals who lost their homes in the crisis. Most of them live in suburbs close to where they work. They generally have not moved far, and a quarter of them are even living in the same neighborhoods where they lived when they lost their homes. But their present housing arrangements are more precarious. Most are renting or living in shared housing. Many have doubled up at least temporarily by moving in with kin, friends, or roommates. They report big problems in their neighborhoods, from unemployment and unaffordable housing to crime, drugs, and violence. Their former neighbors—people who say that they know a neighbor who lost a home—are more likely to report abandoned or run-down homes as a big neighborhood problem. 4Disenfranchised and disillusioned chapter abstractThis chapter argues that the policy response to the foreclosure crisis has ignored the needs of dispossessed Americans because they are not a powerful voting bloc. They are less likely to stay registered and less likely to vote than other Americans, because losing a home makes it hard to stay registered to vote and hard to maintain the relationships that turn people out to the polls on election day. The dispossessed and the other adults in their households are also disillusioned with politics. They think government should do more to reduce economic inequalities, but they do not have confidence that it will. The lack of confidence in government may reflect their experiences of the crisis: federal policy responses focused on restoring housing markets to functioning, but have done little to redress the suffering of those who lost their homes when those markets failed.

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Book SynopsisBrings to the forefront the concept of homelessness. The book points out that homelessness remains underexplored in historical archaeology, a fact which may reflect societal biases and marginalization, and it provides the field’s first comprehensive discussion of the subject.

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Book SynopsisA century ago, only local charities existed to feed children. Today 368 million children receive school lunches in 151 countries, in programmes supported by state and national governments. Jennifer Geist Rutledge investigates how and why states have assumed responsibility for feeding children, chronicling the origins and spread of school lunch programmes around the world.Trade Review"Interesting, persuasive, and clearly written. Rutledge investigates the origins and spread of school lunch programs around the world in her truly insightful book." -- Kimberly Morgan * professor of political science and international affairs, George Washington University *"Rutledge powerfully highlights the broad reach of school lunch programs at the global scale as well as compellingly characterizing and explaining this as a global policy promoted by global institutions such as the UN." -- Gerard W. Boychuk * coeditor of After '08: Social Policy and the Global Financial Crisis *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments1 Introduction 2 Hunger, Education, and Agriculture 3 The First Wave in Europe: Women and Welfare 4 The United States: Surplus, Security, and Schools 5 The Second Wave: The UN’s World Food Programme6 Changes and Challenges: The Competing Pressures of Home-Grown School Feeding and Conditional Cash-Transfer Programs7 Conclusion Appendix: Data and MethodsNotesReferencesIndex

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Trade Review"In this book, Botein and Hetling provide a thorough and historically informed assessment of our continuing inability to respond effectively to the housing needs of victims of interpersonal violence. By highlighting some effective (and ineffective) strategies, and from their listening to the views of the women affected, they point a way forward that focuses us more quickly on the endgame – stable, long-term housing." -- Dennis Culhane * Dana and Andrew Stone Professor of Social Policy, University of Pennsylvania *"Botein and Hetling have written a marvelously insightful analysis on the importance of housing for abused women seeking a life free of domestic violence. This book shows us how to move forward towards sustainable policy and will be an asset to researchers, advocacy organizations, and all else who care the most about abused women’s needs for stable, safe, and affordable housing." -- Jacquelyn Campbell * PhD, RN, FAAN, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing *Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments Introduction Part I Why Long-Term Housing for Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence? Chapter 1 - “Why Doesn’t She Leave?”: Intimate Partner Violence and Housing Instability Chapter 2 - “How Does Housing Help?”: A “Services Light” Long-Term Housing Model Part II The Current Policy and Service Environment: How Did We Get Here? Chapter 3 - First Stop: Emergency Shelters and Transitional Programs Chapter 4 - Mismatch between US Social Policy and Intimate Partner Violence Part III An Evolving Approach: Long-Term Housing Chapter 5 - National Overview: Legislative Response and Program Variations Chapter 6 - Developing Program Theory and Goals: Long-Term Housing with Services Chapter 7 - Survivor Perspectives on Program Theory and Models Part IV Next Steps? Chapter 8 - Moving Forward: Research and Policy Epilogue: A Practitioner’s Perspective Appendix Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisAn ethnographic investigation into the lives of street outreach workers and the homeless of New York CityTrade Review"Gibson offers an ethnographic exploration of outreach work with the homeless youth in New York City." -- A. Dworsky * Choice *"Gibson provides a major theoretical advance in our understanding of the spatial dynamics of youth homelessness." -- Alex Vitale,author of City of Disorder"Gibson’s thoughtful and sobering analysis of the hyper-mobility of homeless youth and the street is rich and engaging." -- Amy L. Best,author of Fast Cars, Cool RidesTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1. "Our Nation": Women and the NOI, Pre-1975 2. "Thank God It Changed!": Women's Transition to Sunni Islam, 1975-80 3. Resurrecting the Nation: Women in Louis Farrakhan's Nation of Islam 4. Women in the Nation of Islam and the Warith Deen Mohammed Community: Crafting a Dialogue Conclusion Notes Index About the Authors

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Finally, in all the work done on homelessness, Craig Willse puts the focus on the complexity of violence and the ways in which housing intersects with poverty, class, sexuality, and, especially, race."—Vincent Lyon-Callo, Western Michigan University"The Value of Homelessness. . . contains detailed and provocative claims that move beyond current paradigms on the governance of homeless populations. . . Willse’s text undoubtedly makes an important contribution towards a necessary rethinking of homelessness. It is a book which will likely be of interest to all those passionate about matters of social justice for years to come."—Society & Space"This book asks and then critically answers the question of what it means to be homeless. . . a must read for anyone interested in the issue."—CHOICE"This is genuinely an important read for people in the homeless service industry and those in power and shaping policy."—RealChangeNews.orgTable of ContentsContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Housing and Other Monsters1. Surplus Life, or Race and Death in Neoliberal Times2. Homelessness as Method: Social Science and the Racial Order3. From Pathology to Population: Managing Homelessness in the United States4. Governing through Numbers: HUD and the Databasing of Homelessness5. The Invention of Chronic HomelessnessConclusion: Surplus Life at the Limits of the GoodNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Kimberley Kinder’s DIY Detroit is a clever, beautifully written account of everyday life in the wake of conventional market collapse and decades of austerity. It describes the ways that Detroiters have adapted, often defensively, always informally, sometimes illegally, to life without conventional markets and routine municipal services."—Jason Hackworth, author of Neoliberal City"The book moves easily between personal and neighborhood stories, and big-picture reflections. The thinking is of high quality and the prose is readable rather than academic."—Planning Magazine"Geographic, ethnographic, and often narratively compelling."—Consumption Markets & Culture"HIghly readable."—CHOICE"DIY Detroit is filled with these simultaneously inspiring and heartbreaking tales of perseverance and innovation. Worthwhile."—Reason.com"DIY Detroit is frankly the Detroit book I have been waiting for. It adds a much-needed perspective to the literatures on urban decay and collective self-provisioning activities."—H-Net Reviews"Ultimately, Kinder has produced a timely and detailed account of how residents are getting by amidst disinvestment. Her ability to bring her characters and neighborhoods alive by elucidating otherwise unremarkable moments and encounters is impressive. DIY Detroit is an eminently accessible text, stemming, in part, from Kinder’s skill at crafting crisp sentences and her choice to leave citations to the endnotes."—Antipode "An engaging and informative read, which also makes a compelling argument for the value of qualitative urban research."—Housing Studies "DIY Detroit is a beautifully written book. Kinder’s account provides important insights into ongoing debates over the future of the so-called comparative gesture in a more geographically pluralistic urban geography." —AAG Review of BooksTable of ContentsContentsIntroduction: Self-Provisioning in Detroit1. Do-It-Yourself Cities2. Seeking New Neighbors3. Protecting Vacant Homes4. Repurposing Abandonment5. Domesticating Public Works6. Policing Home Spaces7. Producing Local KnowledgeConclusion: Triumphs of Hope over ReasonAcknowledgmentsNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisIn the last three years the migrant labor hostels of South Africa, particularly those in the Transvaal, have gained international notoriety as theaters of violence. For many years they were hidden from public view and neglected by the white authorities.Trade Review“This is an excellent book: it is easy to read and provides a deep analysis of apartheid and its consequences by homing in on one particular kind of institution. It provides a means to self-examination for both black and white readers which is so much needed in South African writing now…A work which is among the best recent South African publications.” * Journal of Southern African Studies *

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Book SynopsisBruce O'Neill shows how the Bucharest, Romania's homeless are unable to fully participate in a society that is increasingly organized around practices of consumption, leaving them mired in an unshakeable boredom and the slow deterioration of their lives that are symptomatic of the alienation brought on by globalization.Trade Review“An excellent and thorough exploration of the mundane emotion of boredom. This ethnography is certainly necessary reading for anyone working in the area of homelessness, especially, but also those interested in the impacts of global capitalism more broadly.” -- Christopher M. Kloth * Anthropology Book Forum *“The Space of Boredom offers a detailed and sensitive cartography . . . both of what the author calls ‘boredom’ and of the particular context he studied. The image he paints of a looming, barren autumn—which the homeless live, but which hangs over all of us—should be of concern everywhere.” -- George Tudorie * Romanian Journal of Communication and Public Relations *"A historically rich and theoretically innovative ethnography of contemporary homelessness and social exclusion in Bucharest." -- Peter Soles Muirhead * Allegra Lab *"This book is a brilliant social story." -- Jean Martin Caldieron * Journal of International and Global Studies *“An insightful investigation. The Space of Boredom stands as useful tool for policymakers involved in the integrated alleviation of homelessness and the general development process of the city.” -- Mirela Paraschiv * Journal of Urban and Regional Analysis *"A significant contribution to the anthropological literature on neoliberalism and structural violence . . . O’Neill is evidently attuned to his informants, and portrays thoughtfulness and reflexivity throughout the ethnography. . . . An important book." -- Evy Vourlides * Anthropological Quarterly *"O’Neill’s book serves as excellent doc-umentary evidence on particular cases of homeless people in Bucharest. . . . Chapter by chapter the reader is introduced to the sad but still fascinating realm of people at the margins of a marginal European society." -- Bogdan Voicu * Slavic Review *Table of ContentsPreface ix Acknowledgments xvii Introduction 1 1. Space-Time Expansion 19 2. Bleak House 44 3. The Gray Years 72 4. Bored to Death 96 5. Bored Stiff 122 6. Defeat Boredom! 147 Conclusion 175 Notes 185 Bibliography 229 Index 245

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Book SynopsisBruce O'Neill shows how the Bucharest, Romania's homeless are unable to fully participate in a society that is increasingly organized around practices of consumption, leaving them mired in an unshakeable boredom and the slow deterioration of their lives that are symptomatic of the alienation brought on by globalization.Trade Review“An excellent and thorough exploration of the mundane emotion of boredom. This ethnography is certainly necessary reading for anyone working in the area of homelessness, especially, but also those interested in the impacts of global capitalism more broadly.” -- Christopher M. Kloth * Anthropology Book Forum *“The Space of Boredom offers a detailed and sensitive cartography . . . both of what the author calls ‘boredom’ and of the particular context he studied. The image he paints of a looming, barren autumn—which the homeless live, but which hangs over all of us—should be of concern everywhere.” -- George Tudorie * Romanian Journal of Communication and Public Relations *"A historically rich and theoretically innovative ethnography of contemporary homelessness and social exclusion in Bucharest." -- Peter Soles Muirhead * Allegra Lab *"This book is a brilliant social story." -- Jean Martin Caldieron * Journal of International and Global Studies *“An insightful investigation. The Space of Boredom stands as useful tool for policymakers involved in the integrated alleviation of homelessness and the general development process of the city.” -- Mirela Paraschiv * Journal of Urban and Regional Analysis *"A significant contribution to the anthropological literature on neoliberalism and structural violence . . . O’Neill is evidently attuned to his informants, and portrays thoughtfulness and reflexivity throughout the ethnography. . . . An important book." -- Evy Vourlides * Anthropological Quarterly *"O’Neill’s book serves as excellent doc-umentary evidence on particular cases of homeless people in Bucharest. . . . Chapter by chapter the reader is introduced to the sad but still fascinating realm of people at the margins of a marginal European society." -- Bogdan Voicu * Slavic Review *Table of ContentsPreface ix Acknowledgments xvii Introduction 1 1. Space-Time Expansion 19 2. Bleak House 44 3. The Gray Years 72 4. Bored to Death 96 5. Bored Stiff 122 6. Defeat Boredom! 147 Conclusion 175 Notes 185 Bibliography 229 Index 245

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Book SynopsisFocusing on low-income neighborhoods in Delhi, this book stitches together three different sets of issues. It examines the different trajectories of illness: What are the circumstances under which illness is absorbed within the normal and when does it exceed the normal putting resources, relationships, and even one's world into jeopardy?Trade Review"Told with delicacy, vigour and a sharply criticial eye, this compelling account of the everyday events of illness in low income neighborhoods [in Delhi] shows what anthropological attentiveness can do. If its power comes from the evident power of the mind behind it, it also comes from a modestly understated account of how to be both in the company of people and a recorder of affliction. Above all, it is a work of exquisite attention to the incoherences and normalizations that disease makes of family circumstances, medical practices, state provisioning, singular lives, and that these make of it. Socially sensitive and world-alert at the same time, Das's narrative holds the reader in (gripping, edifying) suspense between its different planes. No less perhaps than one would expect from this author, but a model of social science writing all the same." -- -Marilyn Strathern University of Cambridge "Reading Affliction: Health, Disease, Poverty is like observing a master at work. [This is a] formidable piece of scholarship immersed in more than a decade of ethnographic engagement etched in stunningly crafted anthropological prose. This longitudinal immersion in the everyday lives of urban poor produces a tender and intimate account without lapsing into unwitting sentimentality. An ethnographic and theoretical tour de force!" -- -Aditya Bharadwaj The Graduate Institute, Geneva Veena Das offers a complex ethnographic meditation on illness among the urban poor and the diverse kinds of response (practical, methodological, ethical) it invites. As Das so precisely attends to affliction, readers have the privilege of following one of anthropology's most distinctive and distinguished voices." -- -Michael Lambek University of Toronto "...a compelling read that should be of interest to scholars working in medical anthropology, psychological anthropology, and the anthropology of South Asia" -- Leslie Jo Weaver -Anthropology Quarterly "Veena Das' book, 'Affliction: Health, Disease, Poverty' provides an important, ethnographically powerful, laddering of scenes of instructions for us all." -- Michael M.J. Fischer -Somatosphere "Over four decades Veena Das has established herself as one of the most imaginative and sensitive writers to be found in any of the human sciences. In this brilliant book, she attends to the everyday work of care and endurance that makes up the life of the poor in Delhi. As ever, her ear is attuned to the fateful turn of phrase, the pause, the silence. But in this new volume she attends to other voices as well-[not only] the voices of health professionals and economists, struggling to put their understanding of the objective conditions that shape the experience of health and poverty to practical use but also the voices of fellow anthropologists wrestling with the limitations of their theoretical and descriptive language. Affliction is a work of great generosity and no little beauty. It is, if anything even more remarkable than its predecessors in Das's remarkable oeuvre." -- -Jonathan Spencer University of Edinburgh "This is a must read for scholars and researchers who work on matters related to health and illness and for those in the academy who see their research as being inherently applied and interdisciplinary in nature." -SCTIW Review "In this beautiful volume, Veena Das continues her quest into the minor events and enduring suffering, the mundane intensity of the present and remembrance of things past that constitute ordinary human existence, thus opening a novel line of reflection and research in what can be called an anthropology of life." -- -Didier Fassin author of Humanitarian Reason: A Moral History of the PresentTable of ContentsPreface 1. Affliction: An Introduction 2. How the Body Speaks 3. A Child Learns Illness and Learns Death 4. Mental Illness, Psychiatric Institutions, and the Singularity of Lives 5. Dangerous Liaisons: Technology, Kinship, and Wild Spirits 6. The Reluctant Healer and the Darkness of our Times 7. Medicines, Markets, and Healing 8. Global Health Discourse and the View from Planet Earth 9. Epilogue Note Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis book illustrates examples of successful community development on the Lower East Side of Manhattan and in the Bronx, using seven different methods of finance, only one of which is still available today. The buildings were developed between 1975 and 1997.Table of ContentsForeword by Gale A. Brewer ix Foreword by Ruben Diaz, Jr. xi Part I: Overview 1 Housing Issues and Experiences 3 2 Getting Started at Settlement Housing Fund 11 Part II: A West Bronx Story 3 Walton and Townsend 19 4 Deciding to Own and Competing to Win 30 5 Collaborations and Battles 39 6 Here Come the Families 49 7 The Stucco Falls Off and the Playground Collapses 61 8 Finding Jack 67 9 Community Programs, Philosophy, and Achievements 76 10 New Settlement Community Campus: The Schools, Center, and Pool 83 11 A Few of the Families 103 12 New Settlement Today 127 Part III: A Tale of Two Bridges 13 Two Bridges: The Early Years 137 14 Two Bridges Houses 143 15 Lands End I 152 16 Lands End II 163 17 The Pathmark 172 18 Two Bridges Townhouses 180 19 Two Bridges Senior Housing 187 20 Two Bridges Tower 195 21 The Future for Two Bridges 213 Part IV: Looking Ahead 22 Lessons and Recommendations 219 Appendix: List of Federal, State, and Local Programs 243 Acknowledgments 247 Index 249

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroduction | 1 Easy Essays Published in The Catholic Worker | 19 Unpublished Easy Essays | 423 Appendix I: Four Interviews with Peter Maurin | 491 Appendix II: Peter Maurin’s Radio Interview | 505 Appendix III: Peter Maurin’s Book Recommendations | 509 Biographical Glossary to Peter Maurin’s Easy Essays | 513 Acknowledgments | 561 Easy Essay Index | 563 Name and Topic Index | 577

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroduction | 1 Easy Essays Published in The Catholic Worker | 19 Unpublished Easy Essays | 423 Appendix I: Four Interviews with Peter Maurin | 491 Appendix II: Peter Maurin’s Radio Interview | 505 Appendix III: Peter Maurin’s Book Recommendations | 509 Biographical Glossary to Peter Maurin’s Easy Essays | 513 Acknowledgments | 561 Easy Essay Index | 563 Name and Topic Index | 577

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