In the Shadow Of the Poorhouse (Tenth Anniversary Edition): A Social History Of Welfare In America

Katz, Michael B

ISBN 10: 0465032109 / ISBN 13: 9780465032105

Verlag: Basic Books, 1996

This copy has clearly been enjoyedâ expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers DBV.0465032109.A

Inhaltsangabe:

With welfare reform a burning political issue, this special anniversary edition of the classic history of welfare in America has been revised and updated to include the latest bipartisan debates on how to “end welfare as we know it.”In the Shadow of the Poorhouse examines the origins of social welfare, both public and private, from the days of the colonial poorhouse through the current tragedy of the homeless. The book explains why such a highly criticized system persists. Katz explores the relationship between welfare and municipal reform; the role of welfare capitalism, eugenics, and social insurance in the reorganization of the labor market; the critical connection between poverty and politics in the rise of the New Deal welfare state; and how the War on Poverty of the '60s became the war on welfare of the '80s.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:

Michael B. Katz is the Sheldon and Lucy Hackney Professor of History at the University of Pennsylvania and the author of numerous books on social policy in America, including The Underserving Poor and Improving Poor People.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: In the Shadow Of the Poorhouse (Tenth ...
Verlag: Basic Books
Erscheinungsdatum: 1996
Einband: Softcover
Zustand: acceptable
Auflage: 2. Auflage