Progressivism and the World of Reform: New Zealand and the Origins of the American Welfare State
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In this major reinterpretation of the Progressive era, Peter Coleman argues that the American welfare state had its origins in what he calls the "world-wide crisis of capitalism." Here and abroad, reformers, no longer content to treat the symptoms of distress, sought to achieve social, political, and economic justice by abandoning laissez faire in favor of governmental intervention. This study thoroughly documents the external forces that shaped...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0700603212
ISBN13:9780700603213
Release Date:July 1987
Publisher:University Press of Kansas
Length:262 Pages
Weight:1.30 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.2" x 9.1"
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