In the Shadow of the Poorhouse: A Social History Of Welfare In America, Tenth Anniversary Edition - Brossura

Katz, Michael B.

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ISBN 10: 0465032109 ISBN 13: 9780465032105

Casa editrice: Basic Books, 1996

Riassunto

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 labour 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.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

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.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Basic Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0465032109
• ISBN 13: 9780465032105
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 412