CIAO DATE: 12/05
Rediscovering the Underclass
On the Issue
October 2005
Charles Murray
The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
Abstract
The number of Americans unable to contribute productively either to society or to the well-being of themselves and their families continues to grow. Although incarceration and other measures have largely shielded wealthier Americans from the harm that results, government efforts to help these people themselves are woefully ill-designed and ineffective.