Poverty in Common: The Politics of Community Action during the American Century

by Alyosha Goldstein

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After the Second World War, the idea that local community action was indispensable for the alleviation of poverty was broadly embraced by US policymakers, social scientists, international development specialists, and grassroots activists. Governmental efforts to mobilize community action in the name of democracy served as a volatile condition of possibility for poor people and dispossessed groups negotiating the tension between calls for self-help...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0822351811

ISBN13:9780822351818

Release Date:March 2012

Publisher:Duke University Press

Length:392 Pages

Weight:1.30 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Related Subjects

History Political Science Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences

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