Homelessness: The Making and Unmaking of a Crisis
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Homelessness: The Making and Unmaking of a Crisis is a book by Canadian politician and activist Jack Layton that analyzes the roots of modern homelessness and proposes policy solutions to end it.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Homelessness: The Making and Unmaking of a Crisis canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Homelessness: The Making and Unmaking of a Crisis Context triple: [Jack Layton, notableWork, Homelessness: The Making and Unmaking of a Crisis]
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An Inquiry into Well-Being and Destitution
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Dilemmas of Urban America
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The Right to the City
The Right to the City is Henri Lefebvre’s influential work that argues urban space should be democratically shaped and claimed by its inhabitants rather than controlled by capitalist and state interests.
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The Pruitt-Igoe Myth
The Pruitt-Igoe Myth is a 2011 documentary film that examines the rise and fall of the Pruitt–Igoe public housing complex in St. Louis to challenge prevailing narratives about its failure and the broader history of American urban policy.
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Punishing the Poor
Punishing the Poor is a sociological study by Loïc Wacquant that critiques the rise of punitive welfare and mass incarceration policies as tools for managing poverty and social marginality in neoliberal societies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Homelessness: The Making and Unmaking of a Crisis Target entity description: Homelessness: The Making and Unmaking of a Crisis is a book by Canadian politician and activist Jack Layton that analyzes the roots of modern homelessness and proposes policy solutions to end it.
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A.
An Inquiry into Well-Being and Destitution
An Inquiry into Well-Being and Destitution is an influential economic and philosophical treatise that rigorously examines the concepts of welfare, poverty, and inequality within a comprehensive theoretical framework.
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B.
Dilemmas of Urban America
Dilemmas of Urban America is a seminal book by Robert C. Weaver that analyzes the social, economic, and racial challenges facing U.S. cities in the mid-20th century.
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C.
The Right to the City
The Right to the City is Henri Lefebvre’s influential work that argues urban space should be democratically shaped and claimed by its inhabitants rather than controlled by capitalist and state interests.
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D.
The Pruitt-Igoe Myth
The Pruitt-Igoe Myth is a 2011 documentary film that examines the rise and fall of the Pruitt–Igoe public housing complex in St. Louis to challenge prevailing narratives about its failure and the broader history of American urban policy.
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E.
Punishing the Poor
Punishing the Poor is a sociological study by Loïc Wacquant that critiques the rise of punitive welfare and mass incarceration policies as tools for managing poverty and social marginality in neoliberal societies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
advocate for systemic change
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influence public policy ⓘ raise awareness of homelessness crisis ⓘ |
| analyzes |
economic factors contributing to homelessness
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government policy on housing ⓘ structural causes of homelessness ⓘ |
| author | Jack Layton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| describes |
policy responses to homelessness
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roots of modern homelessness ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Canadian context of homelessness
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urban homelessness ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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political book ⓘ public policy book ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | Canadian ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation |
activist
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politician ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
activist perspective
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progressive policy perspective ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
activists
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general public ⓘ policy makers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
homelessness
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housing policy ⓘ poverty in Canada ⓘ social policy ⓘ urban policy ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocacy for ending homelessness rather than managing it
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linking homelessness to public policy decisions ⓘ |
| proposes | policy solutions to end homelessness ⓘ |
| title | Homelessness: The Making and Unmaking of a Crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workOf | Jack Layton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Homelessness: The Making and Unmaking of a Crisis Description of subject: Homelessness: The Making and Unmaking of a Crisis is a book by Canadian politician and activist Jack Layton that analyzes the roots of modern homelessness and proposes policy solutions to end it.
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