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This article discusses the problem of urban poverty. At the end of the 20th century, urban poverty presents something of a paradox. On the one hand, it is both widespread and deeply entrenched; on the other, it barely registers as a political issue. Yet the urban crisis serves many political interests. With culturalist explanations of poverty, linked always to racial images, prevailing in popular and political culture, government officials conveniently hold the poor responsible for their plight. Even among those who analytically anchor joblessness in macroeconomic conditions, the character and behavior of the poor continue to receive considerable attention.

Reviews the book "Where Credit Is Due: Income Generating Projects for the Poor in Third World Countries," by Joe Remenyi.

Reviews the book "Against the Few: Struggles of India's Poor," by Arun Sinha.

Reviews the book "Policing the Poor in Eighteenth-Century France," by Robert M. Schwartz.

Reviews the book "Women and Children Last: The Plight of Poor Women in Affluent America," by Ruth Sidel.

Reviews the book 'The Vast Majority: A Journey to the World's Poor,' by Michael Harrington.

Reviews the book "Life Among the Poor in Cairo," by Unni Wikan and translated by Ann Henning.

Reviews the book "The Poor and the City: The English Poor Law and its Urban Context, 1834-1914," by edited by M.E. Rose.

A review of the book "Poverty and Sickness in Modern Europe: Narratives of the Sick Poor, 1780-1938," edited by Andreas Gestrich, Elizabeth Hurren and Steven King is presented.

Reviews the book "Poor Countries and Authoritarian Rule," by Maurice F. Neufeld.

Reviews the book "Justice and the Poor. A Study of the Present Denial of Justice to the Poor and of the Agencies Making More Equal Their Position Before the Law, With Particular Reference to Legal Aid Work in the United States," by Reginald Heber Smith.

Reviews the book 'America's Other Children,' edited by George Henderson.

Reviews the book "Assets and the Poor: A New American Welfare Policy," by Michael Sherraden.

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Reviews the book "Do the Poor Want to Work?," by Leonard Goodwin.

Reviews the book "To Have and Have Not," by Ernest Hemingway.

The article focuses on the theatrical productions. "The Great Gatsby" has been fashioned by Owen Davis from Fitzgerald's novel of the same name, and the play has the same elements of popularity as the book. In its essence "The Great Gatsby" is a preposterously maudlin tale of the efforts of a poor boy to become rich enough to "make himself worthy" of a girl with whom he had a war-time flirtation; " In addition to "The Master Builder," which has been running for some time, "Hedda Gabler", "John Gabriel Borkman," and "Littk Eyolf," have just been produced, the two last for special matinees only.

The article reviews the book "The Poor Pay More," by David Caplovitz.

The article reviews the book "Didman," by John Speicher.

Reviews the book "The Great Society's Poor Law. A New Approach to Poverty," by Sar A. Levitan.

Reviews the book "The Drifters: Children of Disorganized Lower-Class Families," edited by Eleanor Pavenstedt.

A review of the book "Holy Harlots: Femininity, Sexuality, and Black Magic in Brazil," by Kelly E. Hayes is presented.

The article reviews the book "Poor Relief in England: 1350-1600," by Marjorie Keniston McIntosh.

Se presenta una reseña del libro "Para contener al pueblo: El hospicio de pobres de la Ciudad de México (1774-1871)" de Silvia Arrom.

A review of the book "English Catholics and the Education of the Poor, 1847-1902," by Eric G. Tenbus is presented.

The article reviews the book "Globalizing Justice: The Ethics of Poverty and Power," by Richard W. Miller.

The article reviews the book "Entbehrliche der Bürgergesellschaft? Sozial Benachteiligte und Engagement" by Johanna Klatt and Franz Walter.

A review of the book "Eating From One Pot: The Dynamics of Survival in Poor South African Households," by Sarah Mosoetsa is presented.

The article reviews the book "Remember the Poor: Paul, Poverty, and the Greco-Roman World," by Bruce W. Longenecker.