Social solutions to poverty
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The voices of famous and lesser known figures in America's quest to reduce poverty are collected for the first time in this comprehensive historical anthology. Traces the most important ideas and contributions of citizens, activists, labor leaders, scholars, politicians, and governmental agencies to ensure American citizens the basics of food, housing, employment, education, and health care. Each chapter is composed of three sections. The first includes a discussion of the social context of the time period, as well as a general overview of the solutions from each era. The second contains five to seven original documents (i.e., speeches, articles, and proposals) that highlight the various grassroots and elite plans. The third includes a discussion of the outcome of each proposal. From publisher description.
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The Undeserving Poor: From the War on Poverty to the War on Welfare Shares poverty, history, politics -
Germans on Welfare Shares poverty, public policy, history -
Improving Poor People: The Welfare State, the "Underclass," and Urban Schools as History Shares poverty, public policy, history -
A People's History of Poverty in America Shares poverty, history, social justice
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Magna Carta: Text and Commentary
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So Rich, So Poor: Why It's So Hard to End Poverty in America
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Implementation: How Great Expectations in Washington Are Dashed in Oakland; Or, Why It's Amazing that Federal Programs Work at All, This Being a Saga of the Economic Development Administration as Told by Two Sympathetic Observers Who Seek to Build Mora...
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