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Title: TRULY DISADVANTAGED
INNER CITY, THE UNDERCLASS AND PUBLIC POLICY
By: William Julius Wilson
Format: Hardback

List price: £13.00


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ISBN 10: 0226901300
ISBN 13: 9780226901305
Publisher: THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS
Pub. date: 31 December, 1987
Pages: 256
Description: Wilson candidly discusses the social pathologies of the ghetto and provides a comprehensive explanation of the rise of this "ghetto underclass; " he then recommends a public policy agenda to improve the life chances of this group. 7 line drawings.
Synopsis: Wilson candidly discusses the social pathologies of the ghetto and provides a comprehensive explanation of the rise of this ghetto underclass; he then recommends a public policy agenda to improve the life chances of this group. 7 line drawings.
Illustrations: Illustrations, maps
Publication: US
Imprint: University of Chicago Press
Returns: Non-returnable
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