Synopses & Reviews
In this book, Jennifer R. Wolch and Michael J. Dear reveal how homelessness happens and why blaming the victim doesn't work or even make sense. Malign Neglect tells the truth about homelessness in America--how the public has chosen to ignore it, how our elected officials prefer not to think about it, how homelessness has become so widespread, and why many of us could become its next victims. It also spells out what professionals and citizen alike can do to make a difference.
Review
"An enlightening study of how, why, and where homelessness develops and what communities can do to eradicate it... its analyses are enriched by the authors' geographic perspective. Malign Neglect investigates the specifics of homelessness in Los Angeles in lively text and fascinating maps and tables. Its thought-provoking insights will be useful to readers far removed from the homeless enclaves of Southern California."
"A brilliant analysis of the political economy of the housing crisis. Wolch and Dear relentlessly unmask the hypocrisy and neglect that have made Los Angeles the national capital of homelessness. This is a searing indictment of our abdication of community and fellow-citizenship with the poor." —Mike Davis, author of City of Quartz: Excavating the Future of Los Angeles
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About the Author
JENNIFER R. WOLCH and MICHAEL J. DEAR are professors of geography at the University of Southern California, codirectors of the Los Angeles Homelessness Project, and authors of several books, including Landscapes of Despair: From Deinstitutionalization to Homelessness.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Understanding Homelessness: From Global to Local
Part One: Origins of the Crisis
1. Economic Restructuring
2. Erosion of Affordable Housing
3. The Divergent Geography of Jobs and Housing
4. Dismantling the Welfare State
Part Two: Making Matters Worse: Local Responses to Homelessness
5. The Poverty of Public Policy
6. Community Attitudes Toward the Homeless
7. Excluding the Homeless
Part Three: Street Life, Street Lives: Experiences of Homelessness
8. Becoming Homeless
9. Life Without a Home
10. Homeless Women on Skid Row
Conclusion: The Truths About Homelessness