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Americas Struggle Against Poverty In The Twentieth Century
Author: Patterson, James T.
New ed; Paperback
324 pages
Published: October 2000
Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674004345

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 extraordinaryperformance 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.Full title: 'America's Struggle Against Poverty in the Twentieth Century'. The story of battles over poverty and social welfare through the 1990s, those years of extraordinary performance of the economy. New edition.This work carries the story of battles over poverty and welfare reform through what the author terms the amazing 1990s. It analyzes the increasing inequality arising from the economic phenomenon, focusing on the impact of the controversial welfare reform of 1996.


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