The American dole : unemployment relief and the welfare state in the Great Depression / / Jeff Singleton

• Autore: Singleton Jeff <1947->
• Pubblicazione: Westport, Conn. : , : Praeger, , 2000; London : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2024
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (255 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.5/82/097309043
• Soggetto topico: Public welfare - United States - History - 20th century; Unemployment insurance - United States - History - 20th century; Social security - United States - History - 20th century; Depressions - 1929 - United States
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-238) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- The American Dole -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Unemployment Relief and the Welfare State -- THE POLICY -- THE WELFARE STATE -- NOTES -- Chapter 2 The "Rising Tide of Relief" -- NOTES -- Chapter 3 The Myth of Voluntarism -- NOTES -- Chapter 4 The National Dole -- NOTES -- Chapter 5 Work Relief -- NOTES -- Chapter 6 Ending the Dole as We Knew It -- NOTES -- Conclusion -- NOTES -- Appendix Relief Estimates and the Children's Bureau Series -- RELIEF SPENDING -- CASELOADS AND BENEFIT LEVELS -- UNEMPLOYMENT AND PERCENT UNEMPLOYED ON RELIEF -- NOTES -- Bibliography -- ARCHIVAL COLLECTIONS -- GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS -- PERIODICALS -- MONOGRAPHS AND ARTICLES -- DISSERTATIONS -- Index -- About the Author.
• Titolo autorizzato: The American dole
• ISBN: 979-84-00-61056-1; 0-313-00053-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910818690303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Contributions in American history ; ; no. 189.