This is a study of poverty in our cities―its causes, its composition, its dimensions, and its solutions. It is not a book which will please those who worship America's high standard of living. Nor will it please liberal reformers who say our social welfare policies have begun to eliminate the problem. (Indeed, it is suggested that urban poor exist in greater numbers and in greater misery than ever before, despite statistics to the contrary.) And it will not please radicals in search of support for abolition of the capitalist system because liberal reforms have failed in the past.
In this book, Charles Sackrey analyzes the problem of urban poverty, pointing out the severe limitations of all existing data. He explains the different theories of the principal causes of urban poverty, in particular the poverty among urban blacks. Considerable attention is devoted to different methods of studying poverty and the important role each plays in determining the solutions finally offered for public consideration. There have been two basic kinds of antipoverty solutions over the past four decades: "liberal reform" and "revolutionary change." Having been at different times strongly sympathetic to both camps, Professor Sackrey has particular insights into the strengths and weaknesses of each. In the final chapters of his book he contrasts the past performance of each camp and evaluates what they have to offer for the future.

The Political Economy of Urban Poverty

Business & Money

Charles Sackrey

Economics

W.W.Norton&Company

Book by Jake Ryan, Charles Sackrey

Strangers in Paradise: Academics from the Working Class

Jake Ryan

Biographies & Memoirs

South End Press

Few economics programs today offer students the opportunity to study the history of economic thought or the philosophical foundations of diverse schools of economics. Introduction to Political Economy reintroduces these ideas into the curriculum by presenting the work of four of the most influential, but now overlooked, economic thinkers of modern times -- Karl Marx, Thorstein Veblen, Jaohn Maynard Keynes, and John Kenneth Galbraith. The revised and expanded fourth edition also provides a fresh look at Adam Smith. The authors present these thinkers' central ideas, including their writings on social class, the role of government in taming capitalist economies, and the misleading assumptions about human behavior in mainstream models. They conclude by presenting classic critiques of monopoly capitalism, and examining the Swedish "middle way" between capitalism and socialism. Introduction to Political Economy is published by Dollars &amp; Sense, the award-winning magazine of popular economics. Dollars &amp; Sense also publishes Real World Macro, Real World Micro, Current Economic Issues, The Wealth Inequality Reader, Real World Globalization, Real World Banking, The Environment in Crisis, and Unlevel Playing Fields: Understanding Wage Inequality and Discrimination.

Introduction to Political Economy, 4th Edition

Geoffrey, Schneider

Janet Knoedler

Dollars & Sense/Economic Affairs Bureau, Inc.

Few economics programs today offer students the opportunity to study the history of economic thought or the philosophical foundations of diverse schools of economics. Introduction to Political Economy reintroduces these ideas into the curriculum by presenting the work of the most influential economists of modern times--Marx, Veblen, Keynes, Galbraith, and Adam Smith. Introduction to Political Economy covers these thinkers' central ideas, including their writings on social class, the role of government in taming capitalist economies, and misleading assumptions about human behavior in mainstream models. It concludes by presenting classic critiques of monopoly capitalism, examining the Swedish "middle way" between capitalism and socialism, and, in a new chapter, discusses the history and importance of the Mondragon Cooperative Corporation in Spain's Basque Country--the world's largest cooperative enterprise.

Introduction to Political Economy 5th edition

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

Dollars&Sense

Few economics programs today offer students the opportunity to study the history of economic thought or the philosophical foundations of diverse schools of economics. Introduction to Political Economy reintroduces these ideas into the curriculum by presenting the work of the most influential economists of modern times Marx, Veblen, Keynes, Galbraith, and Adam Smith. Introduction to Political Economy covers these thinkers central ideas, including their writings on social class, the role of government in taming capitalist economies, and the misleading assumptions about human behavior in mainstream models. It concludes by presenting classic critiques of monopoly capitalism and examining the Swedish middle way between capitalism and socialism and, in a new chapter, discusses the history and importance of the Mondragón Cooperative Corporation in Spain s Basque country the world s largest cooperative enterprise. In the thoroughly updated 6th edition, the authors demonstrate the continuing relevance of these theories to the global financial crisis and other current events.

Introduction to Political Economy, 6th edition

Introduction to Political Economy presents the history of economic thought through the work of the most influential economists of modern times, including Smith, Marx, Veblen, Keynes, Galbraith, and others. The new edition is thoroughly revised and updated with real-world examples of how these theories are related to current economic issues.

Introduction to Political Economy, 7th edition

Introduction to Political Economy By Charles Sackrey, Geoffrey Schneider, and Janet Knoedler Intro to Political Economy cover Edition: 8th Date of publication: July 2016 ISBN: 978-1-939402-26-4 Pages: 300 Price: $36.95 AboutTable of Contents Introduction to Political Economy (8th ed.) presents the work of the most influential economists of modern times-Marx, Veblen, Keynes, Galbraith, and Adam Smith-including their writings on social class, the role of government in taming capitalist economies, and the misleading assumptions about human behavior in mainstream models. It also includes chapters on monopoly capitalism, the Swedish "middle way" between capitalism and socialism, and the Mondragon Corporation (the world's largest cooperative enterprise) in Spain's Basque Country. The book also includes shorter pieces on the economic thought of Hyman Minsky, behavioral economics, fiscal austerity, the global surplus workforce, and more. For the brand-new 8th edition, all chapters have been revised and updated, and new features have been added including: The Water Crisis in Flint, Mich.; Why the Invisible Hand of Markets Needs the Visible Hand of Government; Race and Social Class in the United States; and If Corporations are People, What Kind of People Are They? Introduction to Political Economy offers a pedagogical gold mine to any teacher seeking to revive the depth and, dare I say it, the excitement of political economy as a way of understanding how the world works. Your students will cheer. -William F. Grover, Chairman, Department of Political Science, Saint Michael's College I have used Introduction to Political Economy successfully in my classes for several years now. It explains the major political economy approaches in a way that is clear, concise, and engaging. For students who want to understand the world, it is required reading. -Marty Wolfson

Introduction to Political Economy, 8th Ed

Introduction To Political Economy, 9th Ed

Geoff Schneider

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