Within Our Reach |
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| Authors: | Schorr, Lisbeth |
| Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group |
| BISAC/Subject: | POL029000, SOC045000, POL019000 |
| ISBN: | 9780307789808, Related ISBNs: 0307789802, 0385242433, 0385242441, 9780307789808, 9780385242431 |
| Classification: | Non-Fiction |
| Number of pages: | 432, |
| Audience: | General/trade |
Synopsis: In this solidly researched book, the authors demonstrate that the knowledge and techniques exist to decrease the incidence of welfare dependency, poor single-parent families and alienated, uneducated youth. In addition to providing a detailed account of the problem, they describe twenty-four programs that have proved successful in changing the lives of seriously disadvantaged children.
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