States of Dependency Welfare, Rights, and American Governance, 1935-1972 |
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| Author:
| Tani, Karen M. |
| Series title: | Studies in Legal History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-107-07684-6 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2016 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $117.00 |
Book Description:
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States of Dependency recounts the transformation of American poor relief in the decades spanning the New Deal and the War on Poverty. This history explains how public welfare became bureaucratized, centralized, and professionalized; how welfare rights claims materialized; and why, nonetheless, American citizenship does not guarantee a minimally adequate income.
States of Dependency recounts the transformation of American poor relief in the decades spanning the New Deal and the War on Poverty. This history explains how public welfare became bureaucratized, centralized, and professionalized; how welfare rights claims materialized; and why, nonetheless, American citizenship does not guarantee a minimally adequate income.