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America's struggle against poverty in the twentieth century /
"This new edition of Patterson's widely used book carries the story of battles over poverty and social welfare through what the author calls the "amazing 1990s," those years of extraordinary performance of the economy. He explores a range of issues arising from the economic pheno...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, Mass. :
Harvard University Press,
2000.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- I Preventive Impulse, 1900-1930
- 1 Snapshots of the Poor 3
- 2 Gospel of Prevention, Progressive Style 19
- II Coping and Rehabilitation, 1930-1960
- 3 Poor in the Depression 37
- 4 Early Welfare State 55
- 5 Withering Away 76
- III Doors to Opportunity, 1960-1965
- 6 Rediscovery of Poverty 97
- 7 A Culture of Poverty? 112
- 8 Girding for War on Poverty 122
- 9 OEO: A Hand Up, Not a Handout 138
- IV Unsung Revolution, 1965-1973
- 10 Revolution in Social Welfare 153
- 11 Welfare Explosion 166
- 12 Floors and Doors 179
- V Reactions, 1980-2000
- 13 Stalemate 193
- 14 Regression in the Early 1980s 204
- 15 Welfare Reform: No Consensus 217
- 16 Amazing 1990s 234.