{"product_id":"the-truly-disadvantaged-the-inner-city-the-underclass-and-public-policy-1","title":"The Truly Disadvantaged: The Inner City, the Underclass, and Public Policy","description":"\"The Truly Disadvantaged should spur critical thinking in many quarters about the causes and possible remedies for inner city poverty. As policy makers grapple with the problems of an enlarged underclass they—as well as community leaders and all concerned Americans of all races—would be advised to examine Mr. Wilson's incisive analysis.\"—Robert Greenstein, New York Times Book Review\n\n\"'Must reading' for civil-rights leaders, leaders of advocacy organizations for the poor, and for elected officials in our major urban centers.\"—Bernard C. Watson, Journal of Negro Education\n\n\"Required reading for anyone, presidential candidate or private citizen, who really wants to address the growing plight of the black urban underclass.\"—David J. Garrow, Washington Post Book World\n\nSelected by the editors of the New York Times Book Review as one of the sixteen best books of 1987.\nWinner of the 1988 C. Wright Mills Award of the Society for the Study of Social Problems.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0226901319\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0226901319.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Wilson, William Julius Julius\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing  age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43338512007229,"sku":"BVV.0226901319.A","price":5.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0226901319-0_b1b880d2-90ba-4701-a21d-db2a045ffce2.jpg?v=1783924543","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/the-truly-disadvantaged-the-inner-city-the-underclass-and-public-policy-1","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}