America’s Struggle against Poverty in the Twentieth Century

America’s Struggle against Poverty in the Twentieth Century
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 330
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ISBN-10 : 9780674041943
ISBN-13 : 0674041941
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Book Synopsis America’s Struggle against Poverty in the Twentieth Century by : James T. Patterson

Download or read book America’s Struggle against Poverty in the Twentieth Century written by James T. Patterson and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-07-01 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

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