Down and Out in Los Angeles and Berlin : The Sociospatial Exclusion of Homeless People /

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Los Angeles, California, and Berlin, Germany, have been dubbed "homeless capitals" for having the largest homeless populations of their respective countries. In this book, the author provides a comparative analysis of the impact of social welfare policy on homelessness in these cities. He...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Von Mahs, Jürgen, 1967-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2013
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Obdachloser
Ausgrenzung
Homelessness > Government policy.
Homelessness.
Homeless persons.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Poverty & Homelessness.
Sans-abri > Allemagne > Berlin.
Sans-abri > Californie > Los Angeles.
Itinerance > Politique gouvernementale > Allemagne > Berlin.
Itinerance > Politique gouvernementale > Californie > Los Angeles.
Itinerance > Allemagne > Berlin.
Itinerance > Californie > Los Angeles.
Homeless persons > Germany > Berlin.
Homeless persons > California > Los Angeles.
Homelessness > Government policy > Germany > Berlin.
Homelessness > Government policy > California > Los Angeles.
Homelessness > Germany > Berlin.
Homelessness > California > Los Angeles.
Los Angeles, Calif.
Berlin
Germany > Berlin.
California > Los Angeles.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Different Welfare Regimes, Similar Outcomes? : The Impact of Public Policy on Homeless People's Exit Chances in Berlin and Los Angeles
  • Homeless Spaces, Homeless Lives : Using Ethnography to Assess Homeless People's Life Courses and Exit Chances in Berlin
  • Not Allowed : Legal Exclusion, Human Rights, and Global Capital
  • Not Wanted : Containment, Warehousing, and Service Exclusion
  • Not Needed : Market Exclusion, Exit Strategies, and the Specter of Neoliberalism
  • Sociospatial Exclusion of Homeless People : Comparative Perspective.

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