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America's struggle against poverty in the twentieth century / James T. Patterson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Patterson, James T.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Public welfare--United States--History--20th century.
- Public welfare.
- Poverty--Government policy--United States--History--20th century.
- Poverty.
- United States--Social policy.
- United States.
- United States--Economic conditions.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 312 p.)
- Edition:
- New ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 2000.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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," those years of extraordinary performance of the economy. He explores a range of issues arising from the economic phenomenon--increasing inequality and demands for use of an improved poverty definition. He focuses the story on the impact of the highly controversial welfare reform of 1996, passed by a Republican Congress and signed by a Democratic President Clinton, despite the laments of anguished liberals.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Preface, 2000
- Preface, 1994
- Preface, 1985
- Preface, 1981
- Contents
- I The Preventive Impulse, 1900-1930
- 1 Snapshots of the Poor
- 2 The Gospel of Prevention, Progressive Style
- II Coping and Rehabilitation, 1930-1960
- 3 The Poor in the Depression
- 4 The Early Welfare State
- 5 Withering Away
- III Doors to Opportunity, 1960-1965
- 6 The Rediscovery of Poverty
- 7 A Culture of Poverty?
- 8 Girding for War on Poverty
- 9 OEO: A Hand Up, Not a Handout
- IV The Unsung Revolution, 1965-1973
- 10 The Revolution in Social Welfare
- 11 The Welfare Explosion
- 12 Floors and Doors
- V Reactions, 1980-2000
- 13 Stalemate
- 14 Regression in the Early 1980s
- 15 Welfare Reform: No Consensus
- 16 The Amazing 1990s
- Notes
- Resources
- Index
- Notes:
- Rev. ed of: America's struggle against poverty, 1900-1994. c1994.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-301) and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9780674266414
- 0674266412
- 9780674041943
- 0674041941
- OCLC:
- 923110706
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