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Regulating the poor
Frances Fox Piven · 1971 · 389 pages
United StatesPublic welfarePublic welfare, united statesSocial sciencesSociologyPublic welfare--united states
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About this book
Mixes history, political interpretation and sociological analysis. Thesis is that welfare rolls are raised to reduce unrest among the poor.
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