Jencks, Christopher. <br/><br/>
The homeless / 
Christopher Jencks. 
 - 1st Harvard University Press pbk. ed. 
 - Cambridge, Mass. :  Harvard University Press,  1995, c1994. 
 - viii, 161 p. :  ill. ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [143]-161). 
<br/><br/>Counting the homeless -- Estimating the increase -- Emptying the back wards -- The crack epidemic -- Jobs and marriage -- The destruction of skid row -- Social skills and family ties -- Changes in the housing market -- Budget cuts and rent control -- Do shelters cause homelessness? -- Some partial solutions. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0674405951 (cloth) 9780674405950 (cloth) 067440596X (pbk.) 9780674405967 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Homelessness--United States.<br/>Homelessness--Government policy--United States.<br/>Sans-abri--�Etats-Unis.<br/>Sans-abri--Politique gouvernementale--�Etats-Unis.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Homelessness United States