QUESTIONS

1. What evidence does Blasi present to indicate that claimsmakers tend to focus on homelessness much more than poverty?

2. What are some of the reasons for the discrepancy in attention given to these two problems of social inequality?

3. How does providing emergency food and shelter to the homeless diven attention away from an exploration of the social causes of homelessness and poverty?

4. How does the policy focus on protecting the rights of homeless people to occupy public space distract attention away from the social factors that give rise to homelessness and poverty?