People, Plans, and Policies: Essays on Poverty, Racism, and Other National Urban Problems

(Part of the Columbia History of Urban Life Series)

by Herbert J. Gans

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The primary theme of this collection of essays is that the cities' basic problems are poverty and racism, and until these concerns are addressed by bringing about racial equality, creating jobs, and instituting other reforms, the generally low quality of urban life will persist.

Gans argues that the individual must work to alter society. He believes that not only must parents have jobs to improve their children's school performance, but...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0231074034

ISBN13:9780231074032

Release Date:June 1994

Publisher:Columbia University Press

Length:383 Pages

Weight:0.90 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

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Politics & Social Sciences Rural Social Science Social Sciences Specific Demographics Urban

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