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Placeless Homelessness in the New Gilded Age

Patrick Markee

In the tradition of Matthew Desmond's Millions of people are affected by homelessness, but media pundits and politicians see homelessness as a social work problem, or a matter of personal pathology, or some peculiar subspecies of urban poverty.

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Fresh Air

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Fresh Air

The book explored how policy choices and economic shifts created a wave of displacement that led to modern homelessness, focusing on New York City as a case study.

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In his new book, Placeless, Homelessness in the New Gilded Age, he argues the surge in people living on the streets didn't happen overnight.

— Episode: Homelessness In The New Gilded Age

Episode: Homelessness In The New Gilded Age

The book explored how policy choices and economic shifts created a wave of displacement that led to modern homelessness, focusing on New York City as a case study.

"

In his new book, Placeless, Homelessness in the New Gilded Age, he argues the surge in people living on the streets didn't happen overnight.

If you're just joining us, I'm talking with homelessness advocate Patrick Marquis about his new book Placeless, Homelessness and the New Gilded Age.

Patrick Marquis thank you so much for this book and thank you for talking with us.

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