Confronting suburban poverty in America / Elizabeth Kneebone, Alan Berube.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kneebone, Elizabeth.

Contributor:

Berube, Alan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poor--Government policy--United States.

Poor.

Poor--United States.

Suburbs--United States--Economic conditions.

Suburbs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (324 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

It has been nearly a half century since President Lyndon Johnson declared war on poverty. Back in the 1960's tackling poverty ""in place"" meant focusing resources in the inner city and in rural areas. The suburbs were seen as home to middle- and upper-class families-affluent commuters and homeowners looking for good schools and safe communities in which to raise their kids. But today's America is a very different place. Poverty is no longer just an urban or rural problem, but increasingly a suburban one as well. In Confronting Suburban Poverty in America, Elizabeth Kneebone and Alan

Contents:

Poverty and the suburbs: an introduction

Suburban poverty, by the numbers

Behind the numbers: what's driving suburban poverty?

The implications of suburban poverty

Fighting today's poverty with yesterday's policies

Innovating locally to confront suburban poverty

Modernizing the metropolitan opportunity agenda.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

ISBN:

9780815723912

0815723911

OCLC:

852756501