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Poverty and the underclass : changing perceptions of the poor in America, William A. Kelso
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- Summary
- In this timely work, William Kelso analyzes how the persistence of poverty has reversed liberal and conservative positions during the last thirty years. While liberals in the 1960s hoped to eliminate the causes of poverty, today they increasingly seem resigned to merely treating its effects. The original liberal objective of giving the poor a helping hand by promoting equal opportunity has given way to a new agenda of entitlement and equal results. In contrast, conservatives who once suggested that trying to eliminate poverty was futile now seek ways to eradicate its causes. Poverty and the Underclass suggests that the arguments of both the left and right are misguided and offers new explanations for the persistence of poverty. Looking beyond the code words that have come to obscure the debate - "underclass," "family values," "the culture of poverty"--Kelso emphasizes that poverty is not a monolithic condition, but a vast and multidimensional problem
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- ix, 339 pages
- Contents
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- pt. I. The Poverty Debate. 1. Doesn't Anything Work? Is a War against Poverty Really Feasible? 2. Poverty: How Serious Is the Problem? 3. What Is Causing the Problem? An Overview
- pt. II. Explaining Poverty: Individual Explanations. 4. The Lack of Human Capital. 5. The Lack of Entrepreneurial Skills. 6. The Growing Instability of the Family
- pt. III. Explaining Poverty: Motivational Explanations Accounting for the Growth of the Underclass. 7. Rational Economic Explanations: The Liberal Version. 8. Rational Economic Explanations: The Conservative Version. 9. Cultural Explanations
- pt. IV. Explaining Poverty: Structural Explanations. 10. The Barrier of Racial Discrimination. 11. The Economy I: The Lack of Jobs. 12. The Economy II: The Lack of High-Paying Jobs. 13. The Economy III: Stagnating Productivity and the Lack of High-Paying Jobs. 14. The View from the Left: Economic Exploitation and the Lack of Political Power
- pt. V. The Changing Views of Poverty in America
- Isbn
- 9780814746615
- Label
- Poverty and the underclass : changing perceptions of the poor in America
- Title
- Poverty and the underclass
- Title remainder
- changing perceptions of the poor in America
- Statement of responsibility
- William A. Kelso
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In this timely work, William Kelso analyzes how the persistence of poverty has reversed liberal and conservative positions during the last thirty years. While liberals in the 1960s hoped to eliminate the causes of poverty, today they increasingly seem resigned to merely treating its effects. The original liberal objective of giving the poor a helping hand by promoting equal opportunity has given way to a new agenda of entitlement and equal results. In contrast, conservatives who once suggested that trying to eliminate poverty was futile now seek ways to eradicate its causes. Poverty and the Underclass suggests that the arguments of both the left and right are misguided and offers new explanations for the persistence of poverty. Looking beyond the code words that have come to obscure the debate - "underclass," "family values," "the culture of poverty"--Kelso emphasizes that poverty is not a monolithic condition, but a vast and multidimensional problem
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Kelso, William Alton
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- HC110.P6
- LC item number
- K45 1994
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Poor
- Economic assistance, Domestic
- Poverty
- Label
- Poverty and the underclass : changing perceptions of the poor in America, William A. Kelso
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-334) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- pt. I. The Poverty Debate. 1. Doesn't Anything Work? Is a War against Poverty Really Feasible? 2. Poverty: How Serious Is the Problem? 3. What Is Causing the Problem? An Overview -- pt. II. Explaining Poverty: Individual Explanations. 4. The Lack of Human Capital. 5. The Lack of Entrepreneurial Skills. 6. The Growing Instability of the Family -- pt. III. Explaining Poverty: Motivational Explanations Accounting for the Growth of the Underclass. 7. Rational Economic Explanations: The Liberal Version. 8. Rational Economic Explanations: The Conservative Version. 9. Cultural Explanations -- pt. IV. Explaining Poverty: Structural Explanations. 10. The Barrier of Racial Discrimination. 11. The Economy I: The Lack of Jobs. 12. The Economy II: The Lack of High-Paying Jobs. 13. The Economy III: Stagnating Productivity and the Lack of High-Paying Jobs. 14. The View from the Left: Economic Exploitation and the Lack of Political Power -- pt. V. The Changing Views of Poverty in America
- Control code
- 30734676
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- ix, 339 pages
- Isbn
- 9780814746615
- Isbn Type
- (pbk. : acid-free paper)
- Lccn
- 94028203
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Label
- Poverty and the underclass : changing perceptions of the poor in America, William A. Kelso
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-334) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- pt. I. The Poverty Debate. 1. Doesn't Anything Work? Is a War against Poverty Really Feasible? 2. Poverty: How Serious Is the Problem? 3. What Is Causing the Problem? An Overview -- pt. II. Explaining Poverty: Individual Explanations. 4. The Lack of Human Capital. 5. The Lack of Entrepreneurial Skills. 6. The Growing Instability of the Family -- pt. III. Explaining Poverty: Motivational Explanations Accounting for the Growth of the Underclass. 7. Rational Economic Explanations: The Liberal Version. 8. Rational Economic Explanations: The Conservative Version. 9. Cultural Explanations -- pt. IV. Explaining Poverty: Structural Explanations. 10. The Barrier of Racial Discrimination. 11. The Economy I: The Lack of Jobs. 12. The Economy II: The Lack of High-Paying Jobs. 13. The Economy III: Stagnating Productivity and the Lack of High-Paying Jobs. 14. The View from the Left: Economic Exploitation and the Lack of Political Power -- pt. V. The Changing Views of Poverty in America
- Control code
- 30734676
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- ix, 339 pages
- Isbn
- 9780814746615
- Isbn Type
- (pbk. : acid-free paper)
- Lccn
- 94028203
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
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