Paths To Homelessness: Extreme Poverty And The Urban Housing Crisis
- ISBN-10
- 100031281X
- ISBN-13
- 9781000312812
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 210
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2019-06-04
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Authors
- D. Stanley Eitzen, Doug A Timmer, Kathryn D. Talley
Description
The major theme in this book is that people are homeless because of structural arrangements and trends that result in extreme impoverishment and a shortage of affordable housing in U.S. cities. It explains the economic and historical causes of homelessness with accounts of individuals and families.
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