""Poverty Knowledge" is the most important analysis of the
evolution of poverty knowledge ever published. Alice O'Connor's
book is must reading for those who seek a comprehensive
understanding of past and current social science writings on
American poverty. Moreover, it provides a new vision that
inextricably links the study of poverty to the broader study of
political economy. This book will be discussed and debated for many
years."--William Julius Wilson, Harvard University
"In this strongly argued, deeply researched, and very
well-written book, Alice O'Connor lays bare the narrowness of
social 'science' concerning poverty in American life since the
progressive era. Neither liberals nor conservatives escape her
informed, tough-minded critique."--James T. Patterson, Brown
University
"There is nothing like this superb history and assessment of
systematic social science concerned with poverty. Written by a
historian with uncommon vantages on policy ideas, the book
powerfully situates what, and how, we know within the dynamics of
ideology, power, and interest that have characterized
twentieth-century American liberalism. Richly researched and
arrestingly composed, it informs policy history as well as options
for the future."--Ira Katznelson, Columbia Univeristy
""Poverty Knowledge" is an insightful and incisive account of
poverty research since the nineteenth century. Alice O'Connor's
disgust with the use of research to stigmatize the poor comes
through powerfully and clearly. Critical history at its best, the
book should also be read by sociologists, anthropologists,
political scientists, economists, and welfare and antipoverty
researchers--as well as teachers in thesefields."--Herbert J. Gans,
Columbia University
"Alice O'Connor knows more about the social science literature
on poverty than any other historian in America. No one has put the
whole story together as she has. Her conclusions emerge as nuanced,
sophisticated, and sound. Her book is also written with exceptional
clarity and grace. It will supercede all other histories of poverty
knowledge in the United States that deal with the twentieth
century."--Michael Katz, University of Pennsylvania
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