Southern Paternalism and the American Welfare State
Subtitle: Economics, Politics, and Institutions in the South, 18651965 (Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: May 31, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 183
ISBN-13: 9780521035798
Subjects: Economic History; Political economy; Welfare & benefit systems; 20th century; c 1800 to c 1900; Political Science; History - U.S.; Politics/International Relations; USA; Political History; United States - State & Local - South; Business & Economics : Economic History; History / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV); Political Science / General; Political Science : Political History; Southern States--Economic conditions; General
First sentence: For much of the century between the end of the Civil War and the 1960s, paternalism was an important aspect of the rural way of life in the American South.