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The segregated origins of social security : African Americans and the welfare state /

The relationship between welfare and racial inequality has long been understood as a fight between liberal and conservative forces. The author challenges this basic assumption. She demonstrates that segregation was built into the very foundation of the welfare state because white policy makers share...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Poole, Mary, 1960-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2006.
Temas:
USA
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • So now Mr. President, we are looking for something : African Americans, the Social Security Act, and the Great Depression
  • The not-so-solid South : southern Democrats in Congress
  • Colorblind public policy : the staff of the Committee on Economic Security
  • Shaky ground : Black and interracial organizations
  • Gender and the white united front : the women of the federal Children's Bureau
  • Conclusion : those old discriminatory practices.