Welfare, Democracy and the New Deal
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: August 22, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780521521161
Subjects: American history: from c 1900 -; Social welfare & social services; 20th century; Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare; History; History - U.S.; History: American; USA; United States - 20th Century; History / United States / 20th Century; Political Science-Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare; Public welfare--United States--History--20th; Public welfare--United States--History--20th century
First sentence: The Great Depression presented an unprecedented challenge to American institutions and assumptions, and in no sphere were the consequences more profound than in the treatment of poverty and destitution.