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With welfare reform a burning political issue, this special anniversary edition of the classic history of welfare in America has been revised and updated to include the latest bipartisan debates on how to “end welfare as we know it.”<i>In the Shadow of the Poorhouse</i> examines the origins of social welfare, both public and private, from the days of the colonial poorhouse through the current tragedy of the homeless. The book explains why such a highly criticized system persists. Katz explores t
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- Author
- Michael B. Katz
- Publisher
- Basic Civitas Books
- Published
- 1996
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780465024520
- Category
- social science
- Subjects
- History, Sociology, Social Science
- Rating
- 3.63 / 5 (82 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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