Landscapes of Despair : From Deinstitutionalization to Homelessness /

Michael Dear and Jennifer Wolch examine the emergence of urban ghettos of the socially dependent--an unforeseen "solution" to the problem of developing community-based care for a variety of service-dependent groups, including the mentally and physically disabled, ex-offenders, and addicts....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Dear, M. J. (Michael J.) (Autor), Wolch, Jennifer R. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1987.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Armut
Stadtplanung
Sozialpolitik
Stadt
Randgruppe
Urban poor.
Public welfare.
Institutional care.
Homelessness.
Deinstitutionalization.
Community organization.
Homeless persons.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Human Services.
homeless persons.
homelessness.
community organizations.
welfare services.
Itinerance.
Sans-abri.
Organisation communautaire.
Desinstitutionnalisation.
Soins en institutions.
Aide sociale.
Pauvres en milieu urbain.
Homeless Persons
Deinstitutionalization
USA.
Kanada
Electronic books.
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Sumario:Michael Dear and Jennifer Wolch examine the emergence of urban ghettos of the socially dependent--an unforeseen "solution" to the problem of developing community-based care for a variety of service-dependent groups, including the mentally and physically disabled, ex-offenders, and addicts. Based on detailed case studies drawn from several cities in Canada and the United States, Landscapes of Despair is a comprehensive analysis of these ghettos.Originally published in 1987.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (319 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9781400858965

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