{"product_id":"better-must-come-exiting-homelessness-in-two-global-cities-paperback-softback-9780801479700","title":"Better Must Come; Exiting Homelessness in Two Global Cities (Paperback \/ softback) 9780801479700","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBetter Must Come\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eExiting Homelessness in Two Global Cities\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMatthew D. Marr (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780801479700\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 4 June 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e240 pages, 10 halftones, 4 maps, 1 table - 10 Halftones, black and white\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.5 x 1.4 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this comparative analysis of how homeless people escape homelessness in Los Angeles and Tokyo, Marr instead focuses on the decisive role of such contextual factors as social ties with family, friends, or program staff as well as access to mainstream labor markets and subsidized housing. Marrs perspective provides important lessons about why some people are able to exit homelessness and others remain homeless for years on end.\u003cb\u003eSumming Up:\u003c\/b\u003eRecommended.\u003c\/p\u003e - E.L. Hirsch (Choice) \u003cp\u003eThrough analysis of multiple exit stories, Marr's work not only identifies a myriad of social, structural, and systemic obstacles that complicate transition out of homelessness, but also shines a light on the contextual conditions that facilitate pathways to greater socio-economic security.... Marr's work is valuable for the advances it makes in delineating the ways in which neoliberalism, welfare systems, labor markets, support programs, social attitudes, and civic, private, and public sector actors interact at two distinct urban points in the global picture of homelessness. Moreover, his work retains a crisp focus on the interplay between structural and social influences at multiple levels and how these shape long-term trajectories—and possibilities for exit—in individual lives.... In \u003ci\u003eBetter Must Come\u003c\/i\u003e, Marr does not shy from challenging widely-held perceptions of homelessness. He advances a rigorous and graceful analysis of conditions in both cities using clear language, well-defined terms, and concise organization that together render the subject accessible to a wide range of readers, regardless of familiarity with homelessness or related policy in Japan or the US. At the same time, it is a sharp academic work that will interest scholars, policymakers, and practitioners alike.\u003c\/p\u003e - Rayna Rusenko (City and Society) \u003cp\u003eMarr challenges the popular image of homelessness as a stable condition or identity by skillfilly examining exit processes over a range of social contexts at multiple levels.... This book is a must read for academics and practitioners interested in ending homelessness and envisioning alternative wats that can tackles structural inequalities.\u003c\/p\u003e (Journal of Housing and the Built Environment)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBetter Must Come\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, Matthew D. Marr reveals how social contexts at various levels combine and interact to shape the experiences of transitional housing program users in two of the most prosperous cities of the global economy, Los Angeles and Tokyo.\u003c\/b\u003e Marr, who has conducted fieldwork in U.S. and Japanese cities for over two decades, followed the experiences of thirty-four people as they made use of transitional housing services and after they left such programs. This comparative ethnography is groundbreaking in two ways—it is the first book to directly focus on exits from homelessness in American or Japanese cities, and it is the first targeted comparison of homelessness in two global cities. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMarr argues that homelessness should be understood primarily as a socially generated, traumatic, and stigmatizing predicament, rather than as a stable condition, identity, or culture. He pushes for movement away from the study of \"homeless people\" and \"homeless culture\" toward an understanding of homelessness as a condition that can be transcended at individual and societal levels. \u003ci\u003eBetter Must Come\u003c\/i\u003e prescribes policy changes to end homelessness that include expanding subsidized housing to persons without disabilities and experiencing homelessness chronically, as well as taking broader measures to address vulnerabilities produced by labor markets, housing markets, and the rapid deterioration of social safety nets that often results from neoliberal globalization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrologue\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I. HOMELESSNESS AND GLOBAL CITIES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eExit Stories:\u003c\/i\u003e Carlos and Takagi-san\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. The Global and Local Origins of Homelessness in Los Angeles and Tokyo\u003cb\u003ePart II. EXITING HOMELESSNESS IN LOS ANGELES AND TOKYO: STATE AID AND MARKETS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eExit Stories:\u003c\/i\u003e Michelle and Tsukada-san\u003cbr\u003e 2. Searching for State Aid\u003cbr\u003e 3. Searching for Work and Housing\u003cb\u003ePart III. EXITING HOMELESSNESS IN LOS ANGELES AND TOKYO: SOCIAL TIES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eExit Stories:\u003c\/i\u003e Venetia and Sawa-san\u003cbr\u003e 4. Ties with Organizational Staff\u003cbr\u003e 5. Ties with Family\u003cb\u003ePart IV. ENDING HOMELESSNESS IN GLOBAL CITIES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eExit Story:\u003c\/i\u003e Kobo\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: The Multilevel Contexts of Exiting Homelessness\u003ci\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"ILR Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52551695597848,"sku":"9780801479700","price":22.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/better-must-come-exiting-homelessness-in-two-global-cities-paperback-softback-9780801479700","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}