 Wilson's theory suggests that living in a neighbourhood seriously affected by poverty affects a wide range of individual outcomes, such as economic self-sufficiency, violence, drug use, low birthweight, and cognitive ability.Many scholars and activists consider Wilson's book, “"The Truly Disadvantaged"” the "bible" of scholarship on the neighborhood effect.President Obama was inspired by Wilson's book to sign a $840-billion stimulus bill to assist poor inner cities with money for schools, cops, homelessness.