Eviction: Not just a condition, but a cause of poverty

Eviction, says Pulitzer Prize-winner Matthew Desmond, has become a defining moment for low-income families.

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Being evicted isn’t just a condition of poverty, it’s a cause, says Matthew Desmond, author of Pulitzer Prize-winning Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City (Crown Books).
While much research and conversation has been devoted to other poverty-related topics such as nutrition, education, and violence, the Princeton sociologist realized no one was looking at eviction or how housing affects poverty in America.

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