America's Struggle against Poverty, 1900-1994 : Revised Edition /

THIS EDITION HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A NEWER EDITION. In this probing history of twentieth-century American attitudes toward the poor, James Patterson explores how we have viewed poverty and what our welfare reformers have tried to do about it. It is a history broad in scope--and one that is especially...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Patterson, James T. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2013]
Edición:Enl. ed. Reprint 2014
Temas:
Armenzorg.
Armoede.
Economic history.
Public welfare.
Social policy.
Soziale Probleme, Sozialdienste, Versicherungen.
HISTORY / United States / General.
Poverty > Government policy > United States > History > 20th century.
Public welfare > United States > History > 20th century.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General.
United States > Social policy.
HISTORY / General.
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Sumario:THIS EDITION HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A NEWER EDITION. In this probing history of twentieth-century American attitudes toward the poor, James Patterson explores how we have viewed poverty and what our welfare reformers have tried to do about it. It is a history broad in scope--and one that is especially pertinent to the ongoing welfare-reform debate.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (309 p.)
ISBN:9780674423718
9783110353488
9783110353563
9783110442212
Acceso:restricted access

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