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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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Main Authors: Dear, Michael J.
Corporate Authors: De Gruyter.
Group Author: Wolch, Jennifer R.
Published: Princeton University Press,
Publisher Address: Princeton, N.J. :
Publication Dates: [1992]
©1992
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
Deinstitutionalization.
Institutional care.
Public welfare.
Urban poor.
Community organization.
Homelessness.
Social sciences.
Sociology, other.
Sociology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Human Services.
Soziale Probleme, Sozialdienste, Versicherungen.
Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9781400858965
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Summary: 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 1992.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 paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback 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.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (319 pages) : illustrations
ISBN: 9781400858965
Index Number: HV4028
CLC: C913.7
Contents: 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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