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It changed national understanding of housing instability and its policy implications.
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Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City
Matthew Desmond2017 selection · Nonfiction
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City
An immersive study of Milwaukee tenants and landlords showing eviction as both cause and consequence of poverty.
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You value intimate sociology with structural insight.
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