In the shadow of the poorhouse
Subtitle: a social history of welfare in America
By: Michael B. Katz.
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 1986
Place of publication: New York
Number of pages: 338
Subjects: Public welfare -- United States -- History.; Social service -- United States -- History.; United States  -- Social policy.
Description: Examines the origins of social welfare in the United States, from the days of the colonial poorhouse through the current tragedy of the homeless, and explains why the disliked and often criticized system still exists.
Notes: Includes index.

Bibliography: p. 293-323.