Poverty and the Government in America: A Historical Encyclopedia [2 Volumes]

by Jyotsna Sreenivasan

Poverty and the Government in America: A Historical Encyclopedia looks at one of the most important and controversial issues in U.S. history. Debated vigorously every election year, poverty is a topic that no politician at any level of government can escape. Ranging from colonial times to the New Deal, from Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty to welfare reform and beyond, it is the only encyclopedia focused exclusively on policy initiatives...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1598841688
• ISBN13: 9781598841688
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Length: 754 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.2" x 7.2" x 10.2"