The Segregated Origins of Social Security: African Americans and the Welfare State
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The relationship between welfare and racial inequality has long been understood as a fight between liberal and conservative forces. In The Segregated Origins of Social Security, Mary Poole challenges that basic assumption. Meticulously reconstructing the behind-the-scenes politicking that gave birth to the 1935 Social Security Act, Poole demonstrates that segregation was built into the very foundation of the welfare state because white policy...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0807856886
ISBN13:9780807856888
Release Date:May 2006
Publisher:University of North Carolina Press
Length:272 Pages
Weight:0.90 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.7" x 9.2"
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History Political Science Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social SciencesCustomer Reviews
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