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Evicted

Evicted

poverty and profit in the American city
EconomicsHistory
Pages
687
Published
2016
Language
English

Synopsis

In Milwaukee, eight families face the harsh reality of eviction during the 2007-2008 financial crisis. Matthew Desmond's year-long study reveals the devastating cycle of poverty and profit that traps people in a constant struggle for housing. This powerful non-fiction work exposes the human cost of economic instability and the systemic issues that perpetuate extreme poverty.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

EmotionalThought-ProvokingReflectiveGritty
Survival

Genres

Economics History Politics & Society Sociology Business & Economics

Authors

E
Enrique Maldonado Rold‡n

Enrique Maldonado Roldán wrote Evicted, a powerful look at housing insecurity. He's an author who tackles important social issues with clear, direct prose.

M
Matthew Desmond

Matthew Desmond is Maurice P. During Professor of Sociology and Principal Investigator of The Eviction Lab. After receiving his Ph.D. in 2010 from the University of Wisconsin at Madison, he joined the Harvard Society of Fellows as a Junior Fellow. His primary teaching and research interests include urban sociology, poverty, race and ethnicity, organizations and work, social theory, and ethnography. Desmond is the author of four books: On the Fireline: Living and Dying with WIldland Firefigh...