| Description |
xvi, 366 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-358) and index. |
| Contents |
Paupers or citizens? struggles over the status and rights of welfare state claimants -- "The 'pauper slavery' of the poorhouse" : the Freedmen's Bureau, 1865-1872 -- An honorable alternative to poor relief : Civil War veterans' pensions, 1862-1890 -- "They are just 'reliefers' and have no rights" : the Works Progress Administration, 1935-1942 -- "A different class from the ordinary relief case" : old-age insurance, 1935-1949 -- "Work with no rights and no pay equals slavery" : workfare in New York City, 1993-2001 -- Respectable aid for the working poor : the earned income tax credit, 1975-2001 -- Conclusion: Relief, rights, and race in the development of the welfare state. |
| Subject |
Public welfare -- United States -- History.
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Public welfare. |
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United States. |
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History. |
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Welfare state -- United States -- History.
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Welfare state. |
| ISBN |
9780226300771 paperback alkaline paper |
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9780226300764 cloth alkaline paper |
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0226300765 cloth alkaline paper |
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0226300773 alkaline paper |
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