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In the Shadow of the Poorhouse: A Social History of Welfare in America, Tenth Anniversary Edition

by Michael B. Katz
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Book cover type: Paperback
  • ISBN13: 9780465032105
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Basic Books
  • Publisher Imprint: Basic Books
  • Publication Date:
  • Pages: 410
  • Original Price: GBP 22.99
  • Language: English
  • Edition: Revised
  • Item Weight: 577 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Poverty & Homelessness

An examination of the origins of public and private social welfare, from the days of the colonial poorhouse through the current tragedy of the homeless, explaining why such a highly criticized system persists.

Michael B. Katz is the Sheldon and Lucy Hackney Professor of History at the University of Pennsylvania and the author of numerous books on social policy in America, including The Underserving Poor and Improving Poor People.

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