Extent:
XIX, 190 S.
graph. Darst.
25 cm
Series:
Type of publication: Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories): Bibliografie enthalten ; Bibliography included
Language: English
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-186) and index
Illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction -- The early American roots of welfare -- Controlling the poor in nineteenth-century America -- From mothers' pensions to a troubled aid to dependent children program -- The rise and fall of the war on poverty -- The 1970s and 1980s--backlash and an emerging neoconservative consensus -- The end of welfare entitlement -- A new world of welfare -- Conclusions -- Appendix 1: Time line of significant developments in American social welfare provision -- Appendix 2: Annotated list of further readings -- Bibliography -- Index
ISBN: 0-313-33892-2 ; 978-0-313-33892-2
Classification: Sozialhilfe
Source:
ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003489537