Washington's New Poor Law
Subtitle: Welfare "Reform" and the Roads Not Taken, 1935 to the Present
Publisher: Apex Pr
Published: May 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 518
ISBN-13: 9780945257844
Subjects: Public welfare; United States; Politics/International Relations; Government And Social Welfare; Public Welfare Work; Social Science; Social Work; 20th century; Employment; Welfare recipients; Federal aid to public welfare; History
First sentence: In August 1935, President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act (SSA), the cornerstone of the American welfare state.