The moral construction of poverty : welfare reform in America
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The moral construction of poverty : welfare reform in America
Sage Publications, 1991
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Bibliography: p. 245-255
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
When allocating resources, should a distinction be made between the deserving and undeserving poor? Do gender, class or race play a role in designing welfare programmes? Why are welfare policies so charged with moral and political controversy? Discussing these and other significant issues, this volume provides an in-depth look at the historical and philosophical roots of the American welfare system, the strategies used to cope with their welfare crisis and current reform efforts.
Table of Contents
Introduction
What is Welfare Policy?
The Historical Development of Welfare Policy
To the New Deal
From the New Deal to the Present
Welfare and Work
The Institutionalization of Moral Ambiguity
Welfare-Work Programs
The New Poorhouse?
The Contemporary Reform `Consensus'
Symbolic and Structural Ambiguity Redux
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