The welfare debate
Presents a history of public welfare in the United States, from its roots in the colonial era through the beginning of the twenty-first century, discussing such topics as the War on Poverty and the end of welfare entitlement.
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Westport, Conn. u.a.
Greenwood Press
2007
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| Ausgabe: | 1. publ. |
| Schriftenreihe: | Historical guides to controversial issues in America
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Presents a history of public welfare in the United States, from its roots in the colonial era through the beginning of the twenty-first century, discussing such topics as the War on Poverty and the end of welfare entitlement. |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-186) and index Illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction -- The early American roots of welfare -- Controlling the poor in nineteenth-century America -- From mothers' pensions to a troubled aid to dependent children program -- The rise and fall of the war on poverty -- The 1970s and 1980s--backlash and an emerging neoconservative consensus -- The end of welfare entitlement -- A new world of welfare -- Conclusions -- Appendix 1: Time line of significant developments in American social welfare provision -- Appendix 2: Annotated list of further readings -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Beschreibung: | xix, 190 S. graph. Darst. |
| ISBN: | 9780313338922 978-0-313-33892-2 |