Poor America
Subtitle: a comparative historical study of poverty in the United States and Western Europe
By: Samuel J. Eldersveld
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Lanham, MD
Language: eng
Number of pages: 165
ISBN-13: 9780739111635
Subjects: Poverty -- United States -- History; Economic assistance, Domestic -- United States; Poverty -- Europe, Western -- History -- Case studies; Economic assistance, Domestic -- Europe, Western -- Case studies
Genres: Case studies
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-161) and index
Table of contents: title: The state of poverty in the United States and Western Europe: five theoretical approaches seeking to explain the variance; title: The challenge to America; title: The historical experience; title: Attitudes, beliefs, and values; title: System differences as explanations; title: The role of political elites; title: The role of business elites; title: The history of poverty in seven nations to 1900; title: The early history of poverty in the Unites States; title: The Dutch historical experience; title: The early French and Belgium history of poverty; title: The English historical experience; title: The historical experience with poverty in Sweden and Germany; title: Final observations: the 20th century and today; title: The finalization of social reform and anti-poverty legislation in Western Europe and the United States in the 20th century; title: Conclusion: what are the prospects?; title: Appendix: major references; title: Index