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When Work Disappears: The World of the New Urban Poor
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Vintage Books
Publication date
August 1, 1997
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780679724179
ISBN-10
0679724176
Dimensions
0.75 by 5 by 8.25 in.
Weight
0.65 lbs.
Original list price
$17.00
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
The author of The Truly Disadvantaged takes a close up look at America's urban ghettos, arguing that many of their social and economic problems lie in the disappearance of jobs in the wake of a globalized economy. Reprint. 35,000 first printing.
Editions
Hardcover
1 edition from Alfred a Knopf Inc (September 1, 1996)
9780394579351 | details & prices | 322 pages | 6.75 × 9.50 × 1.25 in. | 1.65 lbs | List price $29.95
About: Discusses the current erosion of blue-collar jobs in inner-city Chicago, the suburbanization of employment, their implications for the urban poor, and programs that can help this growing underclass
About: Discusses the current erosion of blue-collar jobs in inner-city Chicago, the suburbanization of employment, their implications for the urban poor, and programs that can help this growing underclass
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
Reprint edition from Vintage Books (August 1, 1997)
9780679724179 | details & prices | 5.00 × 8.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.65 lbs | List price $17.00
About: Discusses the current erosion of blue-collar jobs in inner-city Chicago, the suburbanization of employment, their implications for the urban poor, and programs that can help this growing underclass
About: Discusses the current erosion of blue-collar jobs in inner-city Chicago, the suburbanization of employment, their implications for the urban poor, and programs that can help this growing underclass
Cassette/Spoken Word
from Scholarly Audio (January 1, 1999)
9780966018028 | details & prices | 4.50 × 7.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.15 lbs | List price $24.95
About: Discusses the current erosion of blue-collar jobs in inner-city Chicago, the suburbanization of employment, their implications for the urban poor, and programs that can help this growing underclass.
About: Discusses the current erosion of blue-collar jobs in inner-city Chicago, the suburbanization of employment, their implications for the urban poor, and programs that can help this growing underclass.
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