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Poor America : a comparative historical study of poverty in the United States and Western Europe / Samuel J. Eldersveld

Author
Eldersveld, Samuel James
Published
Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, [2007]
Copyright Date
©2007
Physical Description
xii, 165 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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Contents
List of tables and figures -- Preface -- pt. 1. The state of poverty in the United States and Western Europe: five theoretical approaches seeking to explain the variance -- 1. The challenge to America : the state of poor relief in Western Europe and the United States -- 2. The historical experience as a partial explanation -- 3. Attitudes, beliefs, and values as an explanation of the variance -- 4. Political institutions as explanations for the contrast in anti-poverty legislation in Western Europe and the United States -- 5. The role of political elites and the elite system in explaining poverty relief in the United States and Western Europe -- 6. The business elite's political role in the United States compared to Europe -- pt. 2. Historical studies of poverty in the United States, the Netherlands, Britain, France, Belgium, Germany and Sweden -- 7. Early American history of poverty -- 8. A history of poverty in Western Europe : the Dutch experience -- 9. The early French and Belgian history of poverty to 1900 -- 10. The English historical experience with poverty -- 11. Sweden and Germany's historical experience with poverty -- pt. 3. Final observations : the 20th century and today -- 12. The finalization of social reform and anti-poverty legislation in the United States and Western Europe in the 20th century -- 13. Conclusion : What are the prospects? -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the author.
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ISBN
9780739111635 (cloth : alk. paper)
0739111639 (cloth : alk. paper)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-161) and index.
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