ISBN:
9780520937277
,
0520937279
,
1417520418
,
9781417520411
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
Online Ressource (xix, 295 p.)
,
ill.
Ausgabe:
Online-Ausg.
Paralleltitel:
Print version Price of poverty
DDC:
330.97947400896872
Schlagwort(e):
Urban poor
;
Hispanic American neighborhoods Case studies
;
Urban poor
;
Mexican Americans Economic conditions
;
Mexican Americans Economic conditions
;
Electronic books
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS ; Economics ; Comparative
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS ; Economic Conditions
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS ; Economic History
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SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Anthropology ; Cultural
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Economic history
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Ethnic relations
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Hispanic American neighborhoods
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Mexican Americans ; Economic conditions
;
Urban poor
;
United States Local History
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Regions & Countries - Americas
;
History & Archaeology
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POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Economic Conditions
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Case studies
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San Jose (Calif.) Economic conditions
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East Los Angeles (Calif.) Economic conditions
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San Jose (Calif.) Ethnic relations
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East Los Angeles (Calif.) Ethnic relations
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California
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California ; East Los Angeles
;
California ; San Jose
;
Electronic books Case studies
;
Fallstudiensammlung
;
Kalifornien
;
Chicanos
;
Wirtschaftliche Lage
Kurzfassung:
Drawing on two years of ethnographic fieldwork in two impoverished California communities--one made up of recent immigrants from Mexico, the other of U.S.-born Chicano citizens--this book provides an invaluable comparative perspective on Latino poverty in contemporary America
Kurzfassung:
Institutions of poverty -- Income generation in the barrios -- The job market -- The experience of low-wage work -- Networks and work -- Illegal routines -- The consequences of illegal work -- Making ends meet -- Making welfare stigma -- The price of poverty.
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Institutions of povertyIncome generation in the barrios -- The job market -- The experience of low-wage work -- Networks and work -- Illegal routines -- The consequences of illegal work -- Making ends meet -- Making welfare stigma -- The price of poverty.
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-287) and index. - Description based on print version record
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