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Hardcover, no dust jacket. Previous owner's blind stamp on ffep. Slight browning and wear on upper and lower edges of text. Otherwise VG. 128 pages of text and 121 pages of Plates pp.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 339 pp., ix. '1' in number line. Following the Preface, Contents divided into 16 Chapters in 5 Parts: Part I THE POVERTY DEBATE (1) "Doesn't anything work? Is a War Against Poverty Really Possible?"; (2) "Poverty: How Serious Is the Problem?"; (3) "What Is Causing the Problem? An Overview"; Part II EXPLAINING POVERTY: INDIVIDUAL EXPLANATIONS (4) "The Lack of Human Capital"; (5) "The Lack of Entrepreneurial Skills"; (6) "The Growing Instability of the Family"; Part III EXPLAINING POVERTY: MOTIVATIONAL EXPLANATIONS ACCOUNTING FOR THE GROWTH OF THE UNDERCLASS (7) "Rational Explanations: The Liberal Version"; "; (8) "Rational Explanations: The Conservative Version"; (9) "Cultural Explanations"; Part IV EXPLAINING POVERTY: STRUCTURAL EXPLANATIONS (10) "The Barrier of Racial Discrimination"; (11) "The Economy I: The Lack of Jobs"; (12) "The Economy II: The Lack of High-Paying Jobs"; (13) "The Economy III: Stagnating Productivity and the Lack of High-Paying Jobs"; (14) "The View from the Left: Economic Exploitations and the Lack of Political Power"; Part V THE CHANGING VIEWS OF POVERTY IN AMERICA (15) "Changing Perceptions of the Causes of Poverty: A Summary"; (16) "Maybe Something Will Work after All: The Fight against PovetyRevisited"; Appendix: "The Controversy over the Government's Definition of Poverty", pp. 307-315; Notes, pp. 317-334; Index, pp. 335-339. Glossy wrappers illustrated with linear wallpaper patterning (tiny boxes) on entire front cover and with Black Title box at top third front cover for lettering in orange and white; small black band on lower third front cover for Author name lettering in smaller white letters. Soft 2 1/2" Dog-ear crease at top right corner of the "Contents" page (NOW virtually flat) and a single small black check mark at top left fourth page (p. 6) of first Chapter, else clean text: Tight binding (NO cracks); sharp corners (NO bumps or curls). NO rubbing wear; NO remainder marks; NO previous owner names. Essentially Clean text.…

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. A Critical Exploration of American Poverty Policy. Examine the evolving socio-political landscape of American poverty with this incisive academic study by William A. Kelso. Published by New York University Press, Poverty and the Underclass delivers a rigorous comparative analysis of the competing perspectives surrounding poverty and welfare policy in the late 20th century. Kelso systematically evaluates structural, behavioral, and laissez-faire models, offering an indispensable framework for understanding how changing public perceptions directly shape welfare reform and social policy. Academic & Sociological Value: A vital text for political scientists, sociologists, policy analysts, and university research libraries focusing on American welfare reform, urban studies, and social policy. Bibliographic Detail: First Edition / First Printing (1994). Published by New York University Press. Hardcover with dust jacket. ISBN-10: 0814746586 / ISBN-13: 9780814746585. Condition Report: Dust Jacket: Present with surface rubbing, edge wear, and faint shelf dulling consistent with light storage. Color and typography remain clear and fully legible. Binding & Boards: Hardcover cloth boards are square, rigid, and tightly bound. Corners and edges are sharp, showing virtually no bumping or shelf wear. Interior & Text Block: The interior text block is exceptionally clean, bright, and completely unmarked—entirely free from student highlighting, ink margin notes, or dog-eared pages. An exceptionally clean-texted, sharp hardcover copy of an essential work in modern American social policy scholarship.…