America’s Struggle against Poverty in the Twentieth Century
America’s Struggle against Poverty in the Twentieth Century

Author: James T. Patterson

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Published: 2009-07-01

Total Pages: 330

ISBN-13: 0674041941

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This new edition of Patterson's widely used book carries the story of battles over poverty and social welfare through what the author calls the "amazing 1990s," those years of extraordinary performance of the economy. He explores a range of issues arising from the economic phenomenon--increasing inequality and demands for use of an improved poverty definition. He focuses the story on the impact of the highly controversial welfare reform of 1996, passed by a Republican Congress and signed by a Democratic President Clinton, despite the laments of anguished liberals.

America's Struggle Against Poverty, 1900-1994
America's Struggle Against Poverty, 1900-1994

Author: James T. Patterson

Publisher:

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 9780674031234

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Chronicles the history of poverty in the twentieth century, and discusses how Americans view poverty, what steps have been taken to alleviate the problem, and other related topics.

American Poverty
American Poverty

Author: Woody Klein

Publisher: U of Nebraska Press

Published: 2013-01-01

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 1612341942

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Analyzes efforts to eliminate poverty during each U.S. president's administration from George Washington to Barack Obama, looking at why no president has been able to end poverty and challenges each has faced in his quest to do so.

Race, Poverty, and American Cities
Race, Poverty, and American Cities

Author: John Charles Boger

Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 618

ISBN-13: 9780807845783

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Precise connections between race, poverty, and the condition of America's cities are drawn in this collection of seventeen essays. Policymakers and scholars from a variety of disciplines analyze the plight of the urban poor since the riots of the 1960s an

American Empire
American Empire

Author: Joshua Freeman

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2013-08-06

Total Pages: 546

ISBN-13: 0143123491

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A landmark history of postwar America and the second volume in the Penguin History of the United States series, edited by Eric Foner In this momentous work, acclaimed labor historian Joshua B. Freeman presents an epic portrait of the United States in the latter half of the twentieth century, revealing a nation galvanized by change even as conflict seethed within its borders. Beginning in 1945, he charts the astounding rise of the labor movement and its pitched struggle with the bastions of American capitalism in the 1940s and '50s, untangling the complicated threads between the workers’ agenda and that of the civil rights and women’s movements. Through the lens of civil rights, the Cold War struggle, and the labor movement, American Empire teaches us something profound about our past while illuminating the issues that continue to animate American political discourse today.

Domestic Policy and Ideology
Domestic Policy and Ideology

Author: David McKay

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1989-10-19

Total Pages: 237

ISBN-13: 052132033X

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In this study Dr McKay examines the interaction between presidential policy preferences and the political environment, concentrating on welfare and urban policy and intergovernmental relations under Johnson, Nixon, Carter and Reagan. Throughout the work, McKay measures the independent influence of the White House on policy and draws conclusions for theories of American political development.

The Color Line and the Quality of Life in America
The Color Line and the Quality of Life in America

Author: Reynolds Farley

Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation

Published: 1987-09-09

Total Pages: 520

ISBN-13: 1610448332

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Is the United States a nation divided by the "color line," as W.E.B. Dubois declared? What is the impact of race on the lives of Americans today? In this powerful new assessment of the social reality of race, Reynolds Farley and Walter Allen compare demographic, social, and economic characteristics of blacks and whites to discover how and to what extent racial identity influences opportunities and outcomes in our society. They conclude that despite areas of considerable gain, black Americans continue to be substantially disadvantaged relative to whites. A Volume in the Russell Sage Foundation Census Series