Review (PDF) Clearing The Way: Deconcentrating The Poor In Urban America (Urban Institute Press)
Over the past three decades, the concentration of poverty in America’s inner cities has exacerbated a wide range of social problems. School delinquency, school dropout, teenage pregnancy, out-of-wedlock childbirth, violent crime, and drug abuse are magnified in neighborhoods where the majority of residents are poor. In response, policymakers have embarked on a large and coordinated effort to “deconcentrate” the urban poor by dispersing the residents of subsidized housing. Despite the clean logic of these policies, however, deconcentration is not a clean process. In Clearing the Way, Edward Goetz goes beyond the narrow analysis that has informed the debate so far, using the experience of Minneapolis-Saint Paul to explore the fierce political debate and complicated issues that arise when public housing residents are dispersed, sometimes against their will. Along the way, he explores the cases for and against deconcentrating the poor, the programs used to pursue this goal, and the research used to evaluate their success. Clearing the Way offers important lessons for policymakers, activists, and anyone interested in poverty in America.
Series: Urban Institute Press
Paperback: 326 pages
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (June 5, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0877667128
ISBN-13: 978-0877667124
Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 0.5 x 8.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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Great book. Great insight.I would recommend this book to all Urban Planners.
The books main theme is as the title. It breaks down how being in an poor urban area is a vicious cycle that is hard to move out from under.
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