UID:
almafu_9959234879002883
Format:
1 online resource (xii, 383 p. )
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ill., ports.
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
0-674-02999-2
Content:
In 1996, the US abandoned its long-standing welfare system in favour of a new and largely untried public assistance programme. This text examines the connection between the decline of the orphanage and the rise of welfare.
Note:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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Front matter --
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Contents --
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Illustrations --
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Acknowledgments --
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Introduction --
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1 The Decline of the Orphanage and the Invention of Welfare --
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2 The Institutional Inclination --
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3 Two Dimensions of Institutional Change --
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4 Institutional Self-Doubt and Internal Reform --
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5 From Orphanage to Home --
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6 The Orphanage Reaches Outward --
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7 “The Unwalled Institution of the State” --
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8 The Perils of Placing Out --
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9 “The Experiment of Having No Home” --
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10 Mobilizing for Mothers’ Pensions --
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11 Religious Wars --
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Conclusion: An End to the Orphanage --
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Notes --
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Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-674-00554-6
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-674-46591-1
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4159/9780674029996
