From the New York Times Review of Books comes a review of Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City.
This book by Matthew Desmond, a Harvard sociologist, is a collection of stories about evictions and poverty plaguing 8 families in Milwaukee. According to the NY Times review, one of the book's main points is "that the evictions aren’t just a consequence of poverty but also a cause. Evictions make kids change schools and cost adults their jobs. They undermine neighborhoods, force desperate families into worse housing, and leave lasting emotional scars. Yet they have been an afterthought, if that, in discussions of poverty."
I found the book for sale on Amazon. I plan to pick up a copy of the book, as my job as a lawyer who represents managers and landlords in eviction cases may have the unintended effect of insulating me from a full appreciation of the social and psychological impact of being evicted.
Read the full NY Times Review here.
