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America’s Struggle against Poverty in the Twentieth Century
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James T. Patterson
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English
Published/Copyright:
2000
About this book
This new edition of Patterson’s widely used book carries the story of battles over poverty and social welfare through what the author calls the “amazing 1990s,” years of extraordinary performance of the economy. He explores issues arising from the economic phenomenon—increasing inequality and demands for use of an improved poverty definition.
Reviews
[Patterson's] perspective on poverty continues to be an influential one in the debate about which policies help and which hurt the poor ... Readers will be reminded of many things they had forgotten, will learn some things they never knew, and will be provoked to new questions.
-- Herbert Stein Fortune
-- Herbert Stein Fortune
A splendid introduction to and review of the attitudes in the United States toward the poor and of efforts to ameliorate their condition...Patterson treats his subject with verve, energy, and considerable style...No one with any interest in the subject can afford to ignore it.
-- Daniel J. Leab Political Science Quarterly
-- Daniel J. Leab Political Science Quarterly
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Frontmatter
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Preface, 2000
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Preface, 1994
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Preface, 1985
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Preface, 1981
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Contents
xiii - I The Preventive Impulse, 1900–1930
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1 Snapshots of the Poor
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2 The Gospel of Prevention, Progressive Style
19 - II Coping and Rehabilitation, 1930–1960
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3 The Poor in the Depression
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4 The Early Welfare State
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5 Withering Away
76 - III Doors to Opportunity, 1960–1965
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6 The Rediscovery of Poverty
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7 A Culture of Poverty?
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8 Girding for War on Poverty
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9 OEO: A Hand Up, Not a Handout
138 - IV The Unsung Revolution, 1965–1973
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10 The Revolution in Social Welfare
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11 The Welfare Explosion
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12 Floors and Doors
179 - V Reactions, 1980–2000
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13 Stalemate
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14 Regression in the Early 1980s
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15 Welfare Reform: No Consensus
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16 The Amazing 1990s
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Notes
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Resources
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Index
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eBook published on:
July 1, 2009
eBook ISBN:
9780674041943
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
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334
eBook ISBN:
9780674041943
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Professional and scholarly;
