The Color of Welfare: How Racism Undermined the War on Poverty - Softcover

Quadagno, Jill

 
9780195101225: The Color of Welfare: How Racism Undermined the War on Poverty
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0195101227 ISBN 13: 9780195101225
Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1996

Synopsis

"[A] timely, well-researched study."--Booklist

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About the Author

Jill Quadagno is Professor of Sociology and Mildred and Claude Pepper Chair in Social Gerontology at Florida State University. She is the author of The Transformation of Old Age Security.

From the Back Cover

Thirty years after Lyndon Johnson declared a 'War on Poverty, ' the United States still lags behind most Western democracies in national welfare systems, lacking such basic programs as national health insurance and child care support. Some critics have explained the failure of social programs by citing our tradition of individual freedom and libertarian values, while others point to weaknesses within the working class. In The Color of Welfare, Jill Quadagno takes exception to these claims, placing race at the center of the 'American Dilemma.'

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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication date
1996
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0195101227
ISBN 13 
9780195101225
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
272

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