How welfare worked in the early united states: five microhistories
Auteur :
Loiacono, Gabriel J.
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780197515433
Date de publication :
10 août 2021
Dimensions :
15,5 x 23,1 x 1,8 cm
Poids :
340 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
How Welfare Worked in the Early United States traces the lives of five people from the Revolutionary War to 1850. The book explains welfare--or "poor relief," as early Americans called it--in its original form as well as the government's obligation to provide this aid throughout time.