Poverty and the Underclass: Changing Perceptions of the Poor in America

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.