Poverty and the Government in America: A Historical Encyclopedia [2 volumes] - Hardcover

Sreenivasan, Jyotsna

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1598841688 ISBN 13: 9781598841688

Publisher: ABC-CLIO, 2009

Synopsis

The most comprehensive encyclopedia available on the U.S. government's responses to poverty from the colonial era to the present day.

· 170 alphabetically organized entries on policy directives, legislation, important individuals, and organizations that have influenced government approaches to dealing with poverty in the United States

· Cross-referenced introductory essays on poverty and policy at the federal, state, local, and tribal-government level across the breadth of U.S. history

· A chronology with entries highlighting the evolution of policies and attitudes concerning the government's role in economic issues

· 40 primary source documents detailing major government policies towards poverty, such as FDR's Bill of Economic Rights

· Sidebars highlighting defining moments in the implementation of policies to poor relief policies, as well as profiles on the individuals involved in developing those policies

About this title

Book Description:

Poverty has troubled American society since its earliest days, but it was not until the early 20th century and the financial collapse of the Great Depression that Americans decided their government should take a direct role in helping economically distressed citizens.

About the Author:

Jyotsna Sreenivasan is a professional writer. Her published works include ABC-CLIO's Utopias in American History.

About this edition

• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1598841688
• ISBN 13: 9781598841688
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 754