- Nearly 300 A-Z, cross-referenced entries in two volumes. - 250+contributors, including policymakers, economists, and advocates, plus historians in the fields of social welfare, labor, women's studies, urban studies, and more - Over 100 illustrations Highlights: - The first encyclopedic reference work on the history of U.S. social welfare for a broad audience - Five introductory essays provide a historical overview of the conditions, public attitudes, and political response to poverty from colonial times to the present - ...
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- Nearly 300 A-Z, cross-referenced entries in two volumes. - 250+contributors, including policymakers, economists, and advocates, plus historians in the fields of social welfare, labor, women's studies, urban studies, and more - Over 100 illustrations Highlights: - The first encyclopedic reference work on the history of U.S. social welfare for a broad audience - Five introductory essays provide a historical overview of the conditions, public attitudes, and political response to poverty from colonial times to the present - Covers critical moments in U.S. social welfare history such as the New Deal, the "War on Poverty, " and "the end of Welfare as we know it" - Analyzes racial and gender roots and their impact on poverty and social welfare
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