America’s Struggle against Poverty in the Twentieth Century:

America’s Struggle against Poverty in the Twentieth Century: Enlarged Edition

This new edition of Patterson's widely used book carries the story of battles over poverty and social welfare through what the author calls the "amazing 1990s," those years of extraordinary performance of the economy. He explores a range of issues arising from the economic phenomenon--increasing inequality and demands for use of an improved poverty definition. He focuses the story on the impact of the highly controversial welfare reform of 1996, passed by a Republican Congress and signed by a Democratic President Clinton, despite the laments of anguished liberals.
Country USA
Manufacturer Harvard University Press
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2009-06-30
Format Kindle eBook

America’s Struggle against Poverty in the Twentieth Century: Enlarged Edition