Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface viii
4. Acknowledgments xii
5. 1 Race, Institutions, and Welfare in American Political Development 1
6. 2 Race, Class, and the Organization of Social Policy: The Social Security Act 23
7. 3 Old-Age Insurance: From Exclusion to Inclusion 67
8. 4 Aid to Dependent Children and the Political Construction of the “Underclass” 118
9. 5 Unemployment Insurance: Inclusion, Exclusion, and Stagnation 177
10. 6 Race, Welfare, and the Future of American Politics 216
11. Appendix: Quantitative Study of ADC 235
12. Notes 251
13. Index 301