The truly disadvantaged : the inner city, the underclass, and public policy /
Wilson, William J.,1935-
Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press,
2012, ©1987.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The ghetto underclass, poverty, and social dislocations -- Cycles of deprivation and the ghetto underclass debate -- Social change and social dislocations in the inner city -- Poverty and family structure: the widening gap between evidence and public policy -- Issues / with Kathryn Neckerman -- Joblessness versus welfare effects: a further reexamination / with Robert Aponte and Kathryn Neckerman -- The ghetto underclass and public policy -- Race-specific policies and the truly disadvantaged -- The limited visions of race relations and the war on poverty -- The hidden agenda.
Urban poor
Inner cities
Urban policy
African Americans
African Americans