Edition |
Second edition, fully updated and revised. |
Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 353 pages) |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
Description |
text file |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
The undeserving poor: morals, culture and biology -- Poverty and the politics of liberation -- Intellectual foundations of the war on poverty and great society -- Interpretations of poverty in the conservative ascendance -- The rise and fall of the "underclass" -- Epilogue : what kind of a problem is poverty? |
Summary |
"Katz highlights how throughout American history, the poor have been regarded as undeserving: people who do not deserve sympathy because they brought their poverty on themselves, either through laziness and immorality, or because they are culturally or mentally deficient. This long-dominant view sees poverty as a personal failure, serving to justify America's mean-spirited treatment of the poor. Katz reminds us, however, that there are other explanations of poverty besides personal failure. Poverty has been written about as a problem of place, of resources, of political economy, of power, and of market failure. Katz looks at each idea in turn, showing how they suggest more effective approaches to our struggle against poverty."--Publisher's website. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Poor -- United States.
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Poor. |
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United States. |
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Poverty -- United States.
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Poverty. |
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Discrimination -- United States.
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Discrimination. |
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Economic assistance, Domestic -- United States.
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Economic assistance, Domestic. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Katz, Michael B., 1939- Undeserving poor. Second edition 9780199933952 (DLC) 2013007311 (OCoLC)830206059 |
ISBN |
9780199978786 (electronic book) |
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0199978786 (electronic book) |
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9781299908024 |
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1299908020 |
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9780199933952 |
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0199933952 |
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