Welfare in the United States

by Premilla Nadasen (editor), Jennifer Mittelstadt (Editor), Marisa Chappell (Editor)

Welfare has been central to a number of significant political debates in modern With a comprehensive introduction and a well-chosen collection of primary documents, Welfare in the United States chronicles the major turning points in the seventy-year history of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC). Illuminating policy debates, shifting demographics, institutional change, and the impact of social movements, this book serves as an essential guide to the history of the nation's most controversial welfare program.

Genres: History

256 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2009

Reviews

[Elle · Rating 3 out of 5]

A lucid, brief and feminist take on the history of public welfare policy in the US, illustrated with historical photos, cartoons, fliers and brochures as well as excerpts from newspaper articles, political speeches and documents. This is a wider array of primary history documents than most texts on the subject include. There are also more charts and figures, and in general, more room left for readers to do their own interpreting.