In the Shadow of the Poorhouse

by Katz, Michael B.

• ISBN13: 9780465032266
• ISBN10: 0465032265
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1988-05-01
• Publisher: Basic Books

Summary

In this history, Katz explores the roots of our ambivalence toward welfare and the welfare state, revealing the patterns which have recurred from era to era and which continue to frustrate reformers to this day. From the poorhouse era to the New Deal, from the War on Poverty to the War on Welfare, Katz provides the long perspective so often missing from the debates over "ending welfare as we know it". And this tenth anniversary edition contains an expanded introduction and a new concluding chapter, bringing the story to the present and analyzing the politics that lie behind the welfare reform act of 1996.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. ix
The Poorhouse Era	p. 1
The Origins and Failure of the Poorhouse	p. 3
Outdoor Relief	p. 37
The Theory and Practice of Scientific Charity	p. 60
The Transformation of the Poorhouse	p. 88
Building the Semiwelfare State	p. 115
Saving Children	p. 117
Reorganizing Cities	p. 151
Reorganizing the Labor Market	p. 185
Reorganizing the Nation	p. 213
From the War on Poverty to the War on Welfare	p. 257
The War on Poverty and the Expansion of Social Welfare	p. 259
The War on Welfare	p. 283
Redefining the Welfare State [1996]	p. 300
Notes	p. 335
Acknowledgments	p. 373
Index of Authors and Names	p. 375
Index of Subjects	p. 383
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