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Poverty and Dependency - America, 1950s to the Present (Hardcover)
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Poverty and Dependency - America, 1950s to the Present (Hardcover)
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This incisive book addresses the history of poverty in the US,
investigating how those in need have been understood and governed
during the last 70 years. John Macnicol launches a multi-faceted
analysis of government attitudes to welfare and 'dependency',
highlighting the impact on the poorest groups of American society.
Poverty in the US is explored through the eyes of prominent
liberals, including Gunnar Myrdal, John Kenneth Galbraith and
Michael Harrington, in times of economic growth and recession, from
the New Deal to the rise of neoliberalism. Macnicol also examines
the career and ascendancy of the leading conservative, Charles
Murray, and his contention that America suffered a growing
'underclass' largely created by over-generous welfare. Through
analysis of the mechanisms and output of leading conservative
think-tanks in the late twentieth century, the author identifies
the key features of historic and contemporary discussions related
to poverty and dependency in the US and the dynamic changes of
American attitudes to its poorest constituents. A timely discussion
for a period of economic cynicism, this book is crucial reading for
scholars of social policy, particularly those examining the history
of impoverishment and debates relating to poverty and dependency.
Students of social policy, sociology and economics will also
benefit from its insights into historic US government attitudes and
reactions to poverty.
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