Politics and Welfare in Birmingham, 1900-1975 /

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This well-written volume explores the relationships between politics and welfare programs for low-income residents in Birmingham during four periods in the twentieth century: 1900-1917, the formative period of city building when welfare was predominantly a responsibility of the private sector; 1928-...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: LaMonte, Edward Shannon (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, 2015.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Social conditions.
Race relations.
Public welfare.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Human Services.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
Aide sociale > Alabama > Birmingham > Histoire.
Public welfare > Alabama > Birmingham > History.
Alabama > Birmingham.
Birmingham (Ala.) > Race relations > History.
Birmingham (Ala.) > Social conditions.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This well-written volume explores the relationships between politics and welfare programs for low-income residents in Birmingham during four periods in the twentieth century: 1900-1917, the formative period of city building when welfare was predominantly a responsibility of the private sector; 1928-1941, when the Great Depression devastated the local economy and federal intervention became the principal means of meeting human need; the mid 1950s, when the lasting impacts of the New Deal could be assessed and when matters of race relations became increasingly s.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (316 pages).
ISBN:9780817388928

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