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Autore |
Crenson Matthew A. <1943-> |
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Titolo |
Building the invisible orphanage [[electronic resource] ] : a prehistory of the American welfare system / / Matthew A. Crenson |
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Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 1998 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xii, 383 p. ) : ill., ports |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Public welfare - United States - History |
Child welfare - United States - History |
Welfare state |
Orphanages - United States - History |
Electronic books. |
United States Social policy |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-374) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 The Decline of the Orphanage and the Invention of Welfare -- 2 The Institutional Inclination -- 3 Two Dimensions of Institutional Change -- 4 Institutional Self-Doubt and Internal Reform -- 5 From Orphanage to Home -- 6 The Orphanage Reaches Outward -- 7 “The Unwalled Institution of the State” -- 8 The Perils of Placing Out -- 9 “The Experiment of Having No Home” -- 10 Mobilizing for Mothers’ Pensions -- 11 Religious Wars -- Conclusion: An End to the Orphanage -- Notes -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In 1996, the US abandoned its long-standing welfare system in favour of a new and largely untried public assistance programme. This text examines the connection between the decline of the orphanage and the rise of welfare. |
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