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The number of ghettos, barrios and slums in this country has more than doubled since 1970: Jargowsky analyzes the causes of ghetto formation and urban trends, surveying economic and social changes which have influenced the formation of ghettos and the policies of inequality and segregation which have continued to this day. Connections between neighborhood make-up and employment sources are particularly well drawn in this important social survey.Paul A. Jargowsky is the author of 'Poverty and Place: Ghettos, Barrios, and the American City' with ISBN 9780871544063 and ISBN 0871544067.
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