Poverty and power: the political representation of poor Americans

During the 1980s the rich got richer while the poor got poorer. In 1981 alone, 70 percent of the

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Main Author: Imig, Douglas R. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lincoln [u.a.] Univ. of Nebraska Press 1996
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Summary:During the 1980s the rich got richer while the poor got poorer. In 1981 alone, 70 percent of the
His findings delineate how electoral policy and economic change in the 1980s posed a direct threat to the welfare of the poor, and suggest reasons why no massive mobilization for social justice emerged. Still, the dogged efforts of advocates and activists culminated in the passage of the 1987 McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, the first positive federal intervention into domestic social policy since the Reagan inauguration. Imig helps us understand the complex relationships between opportunity and action that characterize all social movements
Physical Description:XVI, 159 S. graph. Darst.
ISBN:0803225008

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