What was American welfare like in George Washington's day? It was expensive, extensive, and run by local governments. Known as "poor relief," it included what w

Welfare has been central to a number of significant political debates in modern America: What role should the government play in alleviating poverty? What does

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Work over Welfare tells the inside story of the legislation that ended "welfare as we know it." As a key staffer on the House Ways and Means Committee, author R

The first new social work history to be written in over twenty years, Social Work Practice and Social Welfare Policy in the United States presents a history of