Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-171) and index.
Contents
Machine generated contents note: Introduction 9 -- Chapter 1: An Examination of Inner-City Poverty -- 1. The Black and White Face of Poverty 14 -- Richard Harwood -- 2. The Welfare Queen Stereotype 17 -- Risa E. Kaufman -- 3. Crime Rates in Poor Neighborhoods 20 -- Rebecca M. Blank -- 4. The Struggles of Young Immigrants in Urban America 25 -- Somini Sengupta -- 5. Low-Wage Earners: Trapped in Poverty 32 -- Marcia Passos Duffy -- 6. The Myth of Widespread American Poverty 35 -- Robert Rector --Chapter 2: The Causes of Inner-City Poverty -- 1. Various Theories on the Causes of Poverty 45 -- Harrell R. Rodgers Jr. -- 2. The Economic Factors Behind Long-Term Poverty 57 -- Rebecca M. Blank -- 3. The Lack of Job Opportunities in the Inner City 63 -- Helene Slessarev -- 4. Single-Parent Families Are More Likely to Be Poor 68 -- Patrick F. Fagan -- 5. Immigration Is Responsible for the Rising Poverty Rate 79 -- Linda Thor --Chapter 3: Solving the Problem of Inner-City Poverty -- 1. A "Living Wage" Is Necessary to Help the Working Poor 86 -- Neal Peirce -- 2. A "Living Wage" Will Not Eliminate Poverty 89 -- Nathan Karp -- 3. Welfare Reform Is Helping the Poor Move Out of Poverty 92 -- Aimee Howd -- 4. The Mixed Results of Welfare Reform 98 -- Christina Duff -- 5. Workfare: Successes and Failures 101 -- Heather MacDonald -- 6. Corporate Involvement in Job-Training Programs 112 -- Christina Nifong -- 7. Government Support of Faith-Based Initiatives Can Help -- Reduce Poverty 115 -- George W. Bush -- 8. The Government Should Not Rely on Religious Charities -- to Help the Poor 121 -- Polly Morrice -- 9. A Practical Alternative to Public Housing Projects 124 -- Howard Husock -- 10. Providing Better Housing for the Poor 128 -- Alexander von Hoffman --Chapter 4: Life in the Inner City: Personal Accounts -- 1. Living in Fear 137 -- Earl Shorris -- 2. The Responsibilities of an Inner-City Grandmother 142 -- Betty Washington, as told to Elijah Anderson -- 3. Stretching the Welfare Check 148 -- David Zucchino -- 4. Trying to Leave the Inner City 156 -- Janie Bryant.
