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Item Details
| Title:
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THE MORAL CONSTRUCTION OF POVERTY
WELFARE REFORM IN AMERICA |
| By: |
Joel F. Handler, Yeheskel Hasenfeld |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£42.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0803941978 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780803941977 |
| Publisher: |
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
| Pub. date: |
1 May, 1991 |
| Pages: |
280 |
| Description: |
When allocating resources, should a distinction be made between the deserving and undeserving poor? Do gender, class or race play a role in designing welfare programmes? Why are welfare policies so charged with moral and political controversy? Discussing these and other significant issues, this volume provides an in-depth look at the historical and philosophical roots of the American welfare system, the strategies used to cope with their welfare crisis and current reform efforts. |
| Synopsis: |
When allocating resources, should a distinction be made between the deserving and undeserving poor? Do gender, class or race play a role in designing welfare programmes? Why are welfare policies so charged with moral and political controversy? Discussing these and other significant issues, this volume provides an in-depth look at the historical and philosophical roots of the American welfare system, the strategies used to cope with their welfare crisis and current reform efforts. |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
SAGE Publications Inc |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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