Nice and Trubek's Cases and Materials on Poverty Law: Theory and Practice

by Julie A. Nice, Julie N. Trubeck, Louise G. Trubek

This law school casebook examines how society uses law to impact the realities of existence for poor people. It explores an emerging orthodoxy ; that government welfare programs harm more than they help. The first section focuses on conceptualizing poverty law theory through exploring current poverty, the historical legacies influencing welfare policy, and competing public policy perspectives on welfare. The second section examines poverty law practice,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0314072101
• ISBN13: 9780314072108
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: West Academic Publishing
• Length: 885 Pages
• Weight: 4.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 7.8" x 10.3"