In the Shadow of the Poorhouse (Tenth Anniversary Edition) A Social History of Welfare in America

Name: In the Shadow of the Poorhouse (Tenth Anniversary Edition) A Social History of Welfare in America
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ISBN: 9780465032105

ISBN-10: 0465032109

ISBN-13: 9780465032105

Edition: 2nd 1996

Authors: Michael B. Katz

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Book details

List price: $29.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: Basic Books
Publication date: 12/11/1996
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 410
Size: 6.02" wide x 9.02" long x 0.98" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English

Michael B. Katz is a professor of history at the University of Pennsylvania & the author of ten books, including "The Undeserving Poor" & "In the Shadow of the Poorhouse". A Fellow of the Princeton Institute of Advanced Studies & the Russell Sage Foundation, he lives in Philadelphia & Oquossoc, Maine.



Introduction



The Poorhouse Era



The Origins and Failure of the Poorhouse



Outdoor Relief



The Theory and Practice of Scientific Charity



The Transformation of the Poorhouse



Building the Semiwelfare State



Saving Children



Reorganizing Cities



Reorganizing the Labor Market



Reorganizing the Nation



From the War on Poverty to the War on Welfare



The War on Poverty and the Expansion of Social Welfare



The War on Welfare



Redefining the Welfare State [1996]


Notes


Acknowledgments


Index of Authors and Names


Index of Subjects