Whither poverty? Social disorganization theory in an era of urban transformation

Sociological Focus

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 99-113

  Warner, Barbara D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

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EID: 85010552528     PISSN: 00380237     EISSN: 21621128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00380237.1999.10571126     Document Type: Article

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