Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. PREFACE, 1994 v
3. PREFACE, 1985 vi
4. PREFACE, 1981 viii
5. CONTENTS xi
6. I. THE PREVENTIVE IMPULSE 1900–1930
7. 1. SNAPSHOTS OF THE POOR 3
8. 2. THE GOSPEL OF PREVENTION, PROGRESSIVE STYLE 20
9. II. COPING AND REHABILITATION 1930–1960
10. 3. THE POOR IN THE DEPRESSION 37
11. 4. THE EARLY WELFARE STATE 56
12. 5. WITHERING AWAY 78
13. III. DOORS TO OPPORTUNITY 1960–1965
14. 6. THE REDISCOVERY OF POVERTY 99
15. 7. A CULTURE OF POVERTY? 115
16. 8. GIRDING FOR WAR ON POVERTY 126
17. 9. OEO: A HAND UP, NOT A HANDOUT 142
18. IV. THE UNSUNG REVOLUTION 1965–1973
19. 10. THE REVOLUTION IN SOCIAL WELFARE 157
20. 11. THE WELFARE EXPLOSION 171
21. 12. FLOORS AND DOORS 185
22. V. REACTIONS, 1980–1994
23. 13. STALEMATE 199
24. 14. REGRESSION IN THE EARLY 1980s 210
25. 15. WELFARE REFORM: NO CONSENSUS 224
26. NOTES 243
27. RESOURCES 301
28. INDEX 305