Separate Societies: Poverty and Inequality in U.S. Cities
()
About this ebook
“Economic and political forces no longer combat poverty—they generate poverty!" exclaim William Goldsmith and Edward Blakely in their report on the plight of American's urban poor. In this revised and updated edition of their 1992 book Separate Societies,the authors present a compelling examination of the damaging divisions that isolate poor city minority residents from the middle-class suburban majority. They pay special attention to how the needs of the permanently poor have been unmet through the alternating years of promises and neglect, and propose a progressive turn away from 30 years of conservative policies.
Separate Societies vividly documents how the urban working class has been pushed out of industrial jobs through global economic restructuring, and how the Wall Street meltdown has aggravated underemployment, depleted public services, and sharpened racial and class inequalities.
The authors insist that the current U.S. approach puts Americans out of work and lowers the standard of living for all. As such, Goldsmith and Blakely urge the Obama administration to create better urban policy and foster better metropolitan management to effectively and efficiently promote equality.
Related to Separate Societies
Related ebooks
Making Cities Work: Prospects and Policies for Urban America Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Restructuring the Philadelphia Region: Metropolitan Divisions and Inequality Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAging Across the United States: Matching Needs to States’ Differing Opportunities and Services Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTaxing the Poor: Doing Damage to the Truly Disadvantaged Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Newcomers to Old Towns: Suburbanization of the Heartland Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Falling Behind: How Rising Inequality Harms the Middle Class Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5America's Crisis of Values: Reality and Perception Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEconomic Crisis: Explanation and Policy Options Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBargaining for Brooklyn: Community Organizations in the Entrepreneurial City Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBoth Hands Tied: Welfare Reform and the Race to the Bottom in the Low-Wage Labor Market Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Deepening Local Democracy in Latin America: Participation, Decentralization, and the Left Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMoving the Needle: What Tight Labor Markets Do for the Poor Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsIt Takes a Nation: A New Agenda for Fighting Poverty - Updated Edition Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Economic Sociology: A Systematic Inquiry Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Jobs and Economic Development in Minority Communities Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Wealth and Poverty of Regions: Why Cities Matter Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Destruction of Black Milwaukee (1950-2022): A History of Racial Inequality & Injustice Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsShelter Poverty: New Ideas on Housing Affordability Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGender and the Politics of Welfare Reform: Mothers' Pensions in Chicago, 1911-1929 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Working Poor: Farmworkers in the United States Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsZoning, Rent Control and Affordable Housing Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsNonprofit Nation: A New Look at the Third America Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Introduction to Housing Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFrom Mutual Aid to the Welfare State: Fraternal Societies and Social Services, 1890-1967 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5American Nightmare: How Government Undermines the Dream of Homeownership Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHousing Policy at a Crossroads: The Why, How, and Who of Assistance Programs Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Way Out: America's Ghettos and the Legacy of Racism Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Housing Crisis in California and Beyond: An Insider's Expose Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGlobalization and Egalitarian Redistribution Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Social Science For You
The Art of Witty Banter: Be Clever, Quick, & Magnetic Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Just Mercy: a story of justice and redemption Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Like Switch: An Ex-FBI Agent's Guide to Influencing, Attracting, and Winning People Over Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Come As You Are: Revised and Updated: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5All About Love: New Visions Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Denial of Death Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5My Secret Garden: Women's Sexual Fantasies Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A People's History of the United States Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Great Reset: And the War for the World Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5King, Warrior, Magician, Lover: Rediscovering the Archetypes of the Mature Masculine Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The January 6th Report Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Body Is Not an Apology, Second Edition: The Power of Radical Self-Love Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fervent: A Woman's Battle Plan to Serious, Specific, and Strategic Prayer Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5You're Not Listening: What You're Missing and Why It Matters Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row (Oprah's Book Club Selection) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Human Condition Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Rage Becomes Her: The Power of Women's Anger Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for Separate Societies
0 ratings0 reviews