Urban America : policy choices for Los Angeles and the nation / edited by James B. Steinberg, David W. Lyon, and Mary E. Vaiana.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Steinberg, James.

Lyon, David W.

Vaiana, Mary E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urban policy--California--Los Angeles.

Urban policy.

Urban policy--United States.

United States.

California--Los Angeles.

Physical Description:

x, 368 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, CA : Rand, 1992.

Summary:

Examines issues related to crime, drug use, families, poverty, the income gap, education, health care, immigration, and homelessness in today's urban areas. RAND's perennial top seller.

Contents:

Public policy and the inner city across three decades / Robert A. Levine and Barbara R. Williams

The widening income and wage gap between rich and poor : trends, causes, and policy options / Lynn A. Karoly

Families, children, poverty, policy / Julie DaVanzo

Helping urban teenagers avoid high-risk behavior : what we've learned from prevention research / Phyllis L. Ellickson

Urban education / Paul T. Hill

Crime and punishment in California : full cells, empty pockets, and questionable benefits / Joan Petersilia

Reforming California's approach to delinquent and high-risk youth / Peter W. Greenwood

Street drug markets in inner-city neighborhoods : matching policy to reality / Peter H. Reuter and Robert J. MacCoun

Financing public services in Los Angeles / Preston Niblack and Peter J.E. Stan

Needed : a federal role in helping communities cope with immigration / Georges Vernez

Providing health care for the uninsured and underinsured in Los Angeles County / Robert E. Tranquada and Peter A. Glassman

Getting nowhere : homeless people, aimless policy / Paul Koegel and Audrey Burnam.

Notes:

"MR-100-RC"--P. [4] of cover.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0833012819

OCLC:

27136113