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Subject(s)

• Public welfare—History—United States [Browse]
• Social service—History—United States [Browse]
• United States—Social policy [Browse]

Summary note

In the Shadow of the Poorhouse examines the origins of social welfare, both public and private, from the days of the colonial poorhouse through the current tragedy of the homeless. The book explains why such a highly criticized system persists. Katz explores the relationship between welfare and municipal reform; the role of welfare capitalism, eugenics, and social insurance in the reorganization of the labor market; the critical connection between poverty and politics in the rise of the New Deal welfare state; and how the War on Poverty of the '60s became the war on welfare of the

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Language note

English

Contents

• Books by Michael B. Katz; Title Page; Introduction; PART I - THE POORHOUSE ERA; 1 The Origins and Failure of the Poorhouse; 2 Outdoor Relief; 3 The Theory and Practice of Scientific Charity; 4 The Transformation of the Poorhouse; PART II - BUILDING THE SEMIWELFE1RE STATE; 5 Saving Children; 6 Reorganizing Cities; 7 Reorganizing the Labor Market; 8 Reorganizing the Nation; PART III - FROM THE WAR ON POVERTY TO THE WAR ON WELFARE; 9 The War on Poverty and the Expansion of Social Welfare; 10 The War on Welfare; 11 Redefining the Welfare State [1996]; NOTES; Acknowledgements
• INDEX OF AUTHORS AND NAMESINDEX OF SUBJECTS; Copyright Page

Other title(s)

IN THE SHADOW OF THE POORHOUSE

ISBN

0-465-02452-1

OCLC

727647996

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