This Business of Relief

A groundbreaking study of social-welfare policy in the urban South.

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Summary

Using Richmond as a case study, the author looks at issues and trends related to two centuries of relief for the needy and dependent in the urban south, linking her findings to the larger narrative of welfare history in the United States.

Product details

• Authors: Elna Green, Elna C Green, Elna C. Green
• Publisher: The University of Georgia Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.11.2003
• EAN: 9780820325521
• ISBN: 978-0-8203-2552-1
• No. of pages: 362
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 235 mm x 24 mm
• Weight: 503 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Amerikanische Geschichte, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Poverty & Homelessness, HISTORY / Social History, History - U.S., USA Süden, South Atlantic States, HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)