The Sociospatial Exclusion of Single Homeless People in Berlin and Los Angeles  

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Mahs, Jürgen von

Jenis: Article from Journal - e-Journal
Dalam koleksi: American Behavioral Scientist vol. 48 no. 08 (Apr. 2005), page 928-960.
Topik: Homelessness; Public Policy; Germany; United States
Fulltext: 02. The Sociospatial Exclusion of Single Homeless People in Berlin and Los Angeles.pdf (237.82KB)

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This article examines the effects of homeless policy on single homeless people’s exit potential in Los Angeles and Berlin, Germany, to understand why the numbers and characteristics of the city’s homeless populations are similar despite different welfare systems. The article shows that homeless people in both places are similarly affected by local welfare state deficiencies, by displacement and criminalization, and by the containment of services in inhospitable urban areas. The combined effect of such policy practices is that homeless people in both cities become both socially and spatially excluded with negative ramifications on their ability to overcome homelessness.

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