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Confronting Suburban Poverty in America (edition 2014)

by Elizabeth Kneebone, Alan Berube

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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… (more)
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Title:Confronting Suburban Poverty in America
Authors:Elizabeth Kneebone
Other authors:Alan Berube
Info:Brookings Institution Press (2014), Edition: Reprint, Paperback, 169 pages
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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

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