Who Cares: The Social Safety Net in America

by Christopher Howard

Book Overview

The first comprehensive map of the social safety net, public and private, in the United States.

Societies are often judged by how they treat their most vulnerable members: the poor and near poor. In the United States, this responsibility belongs not only to governments, but also to charities, businesses, individuals, and family members. Their combined efforts generate a social safety net. In Who Cares, Christopher Howard offers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190074469
• ISBN13: 9780190074463
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.3"