Poor America a comparative historical study of poverty in the United States and Western Europe
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- 9780739111635
- 339.46094 22 EL-P
- HC110.P6 E44 2007
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339.46 CH- Challenging rural poverty | 339.46 GA-N Nature of mass poverty | 339.46 PO- Poverty traps | 339.46094 EL-P Poor America a comparative historical study of poverty in the United States and Western Europe | 339.5 RE- Rethinking stabilization policy a symposium | 339.5082 RE- Rethinking restructuring gender and change in Canada | 339.5230973 KE-D Deficit politics the search for balance in American politics |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-161) and index.
The state of poverty in the United States and Western Europe: five theoretical approaches seeking to explain the variance -- The challenge to America -- The historical experience -- Attitudes, beliefs, and values -- System differences as explanations -- The role of political elites -- The role of business elites -- The history of poverty in seven nations to 1900 -- The early history of poverty in the Unites States -- The Dutch historical experience -- The early French and Belgium history of poverty -- The English historical experience -- The historical experience with poverty in Sweden and Germany -- Final observations: the 20th century and today -- The finalization of social reform and anti-poverty legislation in Western Europe and the United States in the 20th century -- Conclusion: what are the prospects? -- Appendix: major references -- Index.
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