America's Struggle Against Poverty in the Twentieth Century

Contents\n......Page 14
Part I. The Preventive Impulse, 1900-1930......Page 18
1. Snapshots of the Poor......Page 20
2. The Gospel of Prevention, Progressive Style......Page 36
Part II. Coping and Rehabilitation, 1930-1960......Page 52
3. The Poor in the Depression......Page 54
4. The Early Welfare State......Page 72
5. Withering Away......Page 93
Part III. Doors to Opportunity, 1960-1965......Page 112
6. The Rediscovery of Poverty......Page 114
7. A Culture of Poverty?......Page 129
8. Girding for War on Poverty......Page 139
9. OEO: A Hand Up, Not a Handout......Page 155
Part IV. The Unsung Revolution, 1965-1973......Page 168
10. The Revolution in Social Welfare......Page 170
11. The Welfare Explosion......Page 183
12. Floors and Doors......Page 196
13. Stalemate......Page 210
14. Regression in the Early 1980s......Page 221
15. Welfare Reform: No Consensus......Page 234
16. The Amazing 1990s\n......Page 251
Notes......Page 262
Resources......Page 319
Index\n......Page 322