Poverty and Place: Ghettos, Barrios, and the American City

by Paul A. Jargowsky

Book Overview

" An] alarming report, a rigorous study packed with charts, tables, 1990 census data and Jargowsky's] own extensive field work.... His careful analysis of enterprise zones, job-creation strategies, local economic development schemes and housing and tax policies rounds out an essential handbook for policy makers, a major contribution to public debate over ways to reverse indigence." --Publishers Weekly "A data-rich description and a conceptually innovative...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0871544067
• ISBN13: 9780871544063
• Release Date: September 1998
• Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation
• Length: 302 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"