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

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Jyotsna Sreenivasanauthor

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

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

20091015

ABC-CLIO

Pages 754
Topics Politics, Law, and Government

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

Author(s): Sreenivasan, Jyotsna;
Contributors: Sreenivasan, Jyotsna;
Abstract:

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

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Jyotsna Sreenivasanauthor

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

eISBN-13: 9781598841695
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Imprint: ABC-CLIO
Pages: 754
Publication Date: 20091015
Series: Non-Series
Subtitle: A Historical Encyclopedia