Why America Lost the War on Poverty--And How to Win It

by Frank Stricker

Book Overview

In a provocative assessment of American poverty and policy from 1950 to the present, Frank Stricker examines an era that has seen serious discussion about the causes of poverty and unemployment. Analyzing the War on Poverty, theories of the culture of poverty and the underclass, the effects of Reaganomics, and the 1996 welfare reform, Stricker demonstrates that most antipoverty approaches are futile without the presence (or creation) of good jobs...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807858048
• ISBN13: 9780807858042
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.2"