Family Poverty and Homelessness in New York City: The Poor Among Us

by Ralph da Costa Nunez, Ethan G. Sribnick

Overview

In Family Poverty and Homelessness in New York City , Nunez and Sribnick explore the world of New York's poor children and families, from the era of European settlements to the present day. The book examines successes and failures of past efforts, providing historical context often lacking in contemporary policy debates.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781137520296
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication date:	10/14/2015
Edition description:	1st ed. 2015
Pages:	319
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.04(d)

About the Author

Ralph da Costa Nunez is President of the Institute for Children, Poverty, and Homelessness.

Ethan G. Sribnick is a published writer and historian focusing on urban and social welfare policy.

Table of Contents

1.Poor and Homeless Families in Colonial New York
2.Child and Family Poverty in a Manufacturing City
3."Don't Live Nowhere": Poor and Homeless Children in Mid-Nineteenth Century New York
4.Poverty in the Age of Unrest
5.Family Poverty in the Progressive Era
6.Family Poverty in the Great Depression
7.Family Poverty in the Age of Deindustrialization, 1945–1977
8.Family Homelessness in the Age of the Market
9.New York and the Quest to End Homelessness