Social Solutions to Poverty - America's Struggle to Build a Just Society (Paperback)

The voices of famous and lesser known figures in America's quest to reduce poverty are collected for the first time in this comprehensive historical anthology. The book traces the most important ideas and contributions of citizens, activists, labor leaders, scholars, politicians, and governmental agencies to ensure American citizens the basics of food, housing, employment, education, and health care.The book follows the idea of poverty reduction from Thomas Paine's agrarian justice to Josiah Quincy's proposal for the construction of poorhouses; from the Freedmen's Bureau to Sitting Bull's demand for money and supplies; from Coxey's army of the unemployed to Jane Addams's Hull House; from the Civil Works Administration to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s call for an Economic Bill of Rights; and from William Julius Wilson's universal program of reform to George W. Bush's armies of compassion.You can learn more about the book at http: //www.solvingpoverty.com.

General

Imprint:	Paradigm Publications
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2007
First published:	2006
Authors:	Scott Myers-lipton • Charles C. Lemert
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	360
ISBN-13:	978-1-59451-211-7
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Poverty Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Unemployment Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy
LSN:	1-59451-211-6
Barcode:	9781594512117

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