The Workfare State Public Assistance Politics from the New Deal to the New Democrats |
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| Author:
| Bertram, Eva |
| Series title: | American Governance: Politics, Policy, and Public Law Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8122-4707-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2015 |
| Publisher: | University of Pennsylvania Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $75.00 |
Book Description:
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The Workfare State recounts the history of the evolving social contract for poor families from the New Deal to the present. Challenging conventional accounts, Eva Bertram argues that conservative Southern Democrats in the 1960s and 1970s led the way in developing the modern workfare state, well before Republican campaigns in the 1980s.
The Workfare State recounts the history of the evolving social contract for poor families from the New Deal to the present. Challenging conventional accounts, Eva Bertram argues that conservative Southern Democrats in the 1960s and 1970s led the way in developing the modern workfare state, well before Republican campaigns in the 1980s.