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Autore: |
Crenson Matthew A. <1943->
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Titolo: |
Building the invisible orphanage : a prehistory of the American welfare system / / Matthew A. Crenson
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Pubblicazione: | Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 1998 |
Edizione: | 1st ed. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xii, 383 p. ) : ill., ports |
Disciplina: | 362.70973 |
Soggetto topico: | Public welfare - United States - History |
Child welfare - United States - History | |
Welfare state | |
Orphanages - United States - History | |
Soggetto geografico: | United States Social policy |
Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-374) and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | 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 |
Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
Titolo autorizzato: | Building the invisible orphanage ![]() |
ISBN: | 0-674-02999-2 |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910825496303321 |
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