Shifting the Color Line
Race and the American Welfare State
Published on 1. July 2009
320 pages
978-0-674-04020-5 (ISBN)
Description
Shifting the Color Line explores the historical and political roots of racial conflict in American welfare policy, beginning with the New Deal. Robert Lieberman demonstrates how racial distinctions were built into the very structure of the American welfare state.
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Edition
Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge, MA; London
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Edition type
Digital original
ISBN-13
978-0-674-04020-5 (9780674040205)
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08/1998
Harvard University Press
€84.32
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Person
Robert C. Lieberman is Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Affairs, Columbia University.
Content
Cover Title Page Copyright Dedication Contents Preface Acknowledgments 1. Race, Institutions, and Welfare in American Political Development 2. Race, Class, and the Organization of Social Policy: The Social Security Act 3. Old-Age Insurance: From Exclusion to Inclusion 4. Aid to Dependent Children and the Political Construction of the "Underclass" 5. Unemployment Insurance: Inclusion, Exclusion, and Stagnation 6. Race, Welfare, and the Future of American Politics Appendix: Quantitative Study of AD Notes Index
