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.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of tables
  • List of maps and figures
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • PART I: INTRODUCTION
  • PART II: THE RISE AND FALL OF THE SERVICE DEPENDENT GHETTO
  • PART III: PUBLIC POLICY FOR THE CITY
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index of subjects
  • Index of works cited

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