The voices of famous and lesser known figures in America's quest to reduce poverty are collected for the first time in this comprehensive historical anthology. The book traces the most important ideas and contributions of citizens, activists, labour leaders, scholars, politicians, and governmental agencies to ensure American citizens the basics of food, housing, employment, education, and health care. The book follows the idea of poverty reduction from Thomas Paine's agrarian justice to Josiah Quincy's proposal for the construction of poorhouses; from the Freedmen's Bureau to Sitting Bull's demand for money and supplies; from Coxey's army of the unemployed to Jane Addams's Hull House; from the Civil Works Administration to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s call for an Economic Bill of Rights; and from William Julius Wilson's universal programme of reform to George W. Bush's armies of compassion.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN-13
9781594512117
eBay Product ID (ePID)
94980715
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Economic Sociology
Author
Scott Myers-Lipton, Charles C. Lemert
Publication Name
Social Solutions to Poverty: America's Struggle to Build a Just Society
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2007
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
360 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Item Weight
522g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Scott Myers-Lipton, Charles C. Lemert
Topic
Popular Philosophy
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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