The Problem of Jobs: Liberalism, Race, and Deindustrialization in Philadelphia
(Part of the Historical Studies of Urban America Series)
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Contesting claims that postwar American liberalism retreated from fights against unemployment and economic inequality, The Problem of Jobs reveals that such efforts did not collapse after the New Deal but instead began to flourish at the local, rather than the national, level. With a focus on Philadelphia, this volume illuminates the central role of these local political and policy struggles in shaping the fortunes of city and citizen...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:022659842X
ISBN13:9780226598420
Release Date:December 2018
Publisher:University of Chicago Press
Length:400 Pages
Weight:1.30 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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