Why SNAP works : a political history-and defense-of the food stamp program / Christopher John Bosso.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bosso, Christopher John, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (U.S.)--History.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (U.S.).

Food stamps--Political aspects--United States--History.

Food stamps.

Poverty--Political aspects--United States--History.

Poverty.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (280 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2023]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The first book to tell the whole story of SNAP and to explain why all Americans, regardless of politics, should support it. How did the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program evolve from a Depression-era effort to use up surplus goods into America's foundational food assistance program? And how does SNAP survive? Incisive and original, Why SNAP Works is the first book to provide a comprehensive history and evaluation of the nation's most important food insecurity and poverty alleviation effort. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly food stamps, is the nation's largest government effort for helping low-income Americans obtain an adequate diet. Everyone has an opinion about SNAP, not all of them positive, but its benefits are felt broadly and across party lines. Christopher Bosso makes a clear, nuanced, and impassioned case for protecting this unique food voucher program, exploring its history and breaking down the facts for readers across the political spectrum. Why SNAP Works is an essential resource for anyone concerned about food access, poverty, and the "welfare system" in the United States.

Contents:

Tales at the intersection of plenty and want

Origins : "to encourage domestic consumption"

The paradox anew : food assistance politics, 1943-1963

Farm programs food programs : scenes from an awkward marriage

Welfare politics

Let us now praise the Food Stamp Plan

Chronology : Key moments in the Food Stamp / Supplemental Nutrition Assistance.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 01. Nov 2023)

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-520-39282-5

OCLC:

1378774028