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Paperback Poverty Knowledge: Social Science, Social Policy, and the Poor in Twentieth-Century U.S. History Book
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ISBN: 0691102554

ISBN13: 9780691102559

Poverty Knowledge: Social Science, Social Policy, and the Poor in Twentieth-Century U.S. History

(Part of the Politics and Society in Modern America Series)

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Progressive-era "poverty warriors" cast poverty in America as a problem of unemployment, low wages, labor exploitation, and political disfranchisement. In the 1990s, policy specialists made "dependency" the issue and crafted incentives to get people off welfare. Poverty Knowledge gives the first comprehensive historical account of the thinking behind these very different views of "the poverty problem," in a century-spanning inquiry into...

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20th Century Historical Study & Educational Resources History Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Public Affairs & Policy Public Policy Social History Social Policy Social Science Social Sciences Social Services & Welfare

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Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
Great overview and critical history of social science research. Makes deep cuts to the pristine claims of discipline. HIGHLY RECOMMEND for Graduate students in the Social Sciences.
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