In Obama's America public works is once again a part of the national dialogue. Today it is offered as a solution to the economic downturn and to the public infrastructure crisis. This timely book exam
Poverty and inequality are at record levels. Today, forty-seven million Americans live in poverty, while the median is in decline. The top 20 percent now controls 89 percent of all wealth. These condi
This is the first practical social change text devoted to students working in an academic environment. While there are many books about community organizing and social change, there are no college tex
In 2005, when he wrote Social Solutions to Poverty, Myers-Lipton (San Jose State U.) would have put public and civic works near the bottom of effective solutions for poverty in the US, he says, but th
This is the first practical social change text devoted to students working in an academic environment. While there are many books about community organizing and social change, there are no college tex
The voices of famous and lesser known figures in America's quest to reduce poverty are collected for the first time in this comprehensive historical anthology. The book traces the most important ideas
The voices of famous and lesser known figures in America's quest to reduce poverty are collected for the first time in this comprehensive historical anthology. The book traces the most important ideas
