When Work Disappears: The World of the New Urban Poor by William Julius Wilson (

Description: When Work Disappears by William Julius Wilson Discusses the current erosion of blue-collar jobs in inner-city Chicago, the suburbanization of employment, their implications for the urban poor, and programs that can help this growing underclass. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Wilson, one of our foremost authorities on race and poverty, challenges decades of liberal and conservative pieties to look squarely at the devastating effects that joblessness has had on our urban ghettos. Marshaling a vast array of data and the personal stories of hundreds of men and women, Wilson persuasively argues that problems endemic to Americas inner cities--from fatherless households to drugs and violent crime--stem directly from the disappearance of blue-collar jobs in the wake of a globalized economy. Wilsons achievement is to portray this crisis as one that affects all Americans, and to propose solutions whose benefits would be felt across our society. At a time when welfare is ending and our countrys racial dialectic is more strained than ever, When Work Disappears is a sane, courageous, and desperately important work."Wilson is the keenest liberal analyst of the most perplexing of all American problems... This book is more ambitious and more accessible than anything he has done before."--The New Yorker Author Biography William Julius Wilson is the Lewis P. and Linda L. Geyser University Professor at Harvard University. He is also the author of Power, Racism, and Privilege; The Declining Significance of Race; The Truly Disadvantaged; and The Bridge Over the Racial Divide. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Details ISBN0679724176 Author William Julius Wilson Short Title WHEN WORK DISAPPEARS Pages 352 Language English ISBN-10 0679724176 ISBN-13 9780679724179 Media Book Format Paperback Year 1997 Imprint Vintage Books Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Alternative 9780966018028 Series Vintage Residence US Affiliation Harvard University, Cambridge, USA Subtitle The World of the New Urban Poor DOI 10.1604/9780679724179 UK Release Date 1997-07-29 AU Release Date 1997-07-29 NZ Release Date 1997-07-29 US Release Date 1997-07-29 Illustrator E.W. Kemble Birth 1912 Death 1982 Position UN Under-Secretary General and Rector Qualifications QC Illustrations 4 GRAPHS + 1 MAP Publisher Random House USA Inc Publication Date 1997-07-29 DEWEY 362.50973091 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:141716442;

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