From Poor Law to Welfare State, 4th Edition: A History of Social Welfare in America
By (Author) Walter I. Trattner
Simon & Schuster
The Free Press
1st October 1989
United States
Paperback
400
Width 152mm, Height 229mm, Spine 25mm
483g
Over twenty years and through several editions, Walter I. Trattner's From Poor Law to Welfare State has served as the standard text on the history of welfare policy in the United States.
Written for students in social work and other human service professions, From Poor Law to Welfare State: A History of Social Welfare in America is also an essential resource for historians, political scientists, sociologists, and policymakers.
Walter I. Trattner is Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.