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People, Plans, and Policies: Essays on Poverty, Racism, and Other National Urban Problems
Herbert J. Gans
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Description for People, Plans, and Policies: Essays on Poverty, Racism, and Other National Urban Problems
Hardback. Series: The Columbia History of Urban Life. Num Pages: 383 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 726.
The primary theme of this collection of essays is that the cities' basic problems are poverty and racism, and until these concerns are addressed by bringing about racial equality, creating jobs, and instituting other reforms, the generally low quality of urban life will persist. Gans argues that the individual must work to alter society. He believes that not only must parents have jobs to improve their children's school performance, but that the country needs a modernized "New Deal," a more labor-intensive economy, and a thirty-two hour work week to achieve full employment. Other controversial ideas presented in this book ... Read more
The primary theme of this collection of essays is that the cities' basic problems are poverty and racism, and until these concerns are addressed by bringing about racial equality, creating jobs, and instituting other reforms, the generally low quality of urban life will persist. Gans argues that the individual must work to alter society. He believes that not only must parents have jobs to improve their children's school performance, but that the country needs a modernized "New Deal," a more labor-intensive economy, and a thirty-two hour work week to achieve full employment. Other controversial ideas presented in this book ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
383
Condition
New
Series
The Columbia History of Urban Life
Number of Pages
383
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231074025
SKU
V9780231074025
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About Herbert J. Gans
Herbert J. Gans is in the Department of Sociology at Columbia University. He is the author of The Levittowners, also published by Columbia University Press.
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