Michele Landis Dauber: 1 book
The Sympathetic State
Disaster Relief and the Origins of the American Welfare State
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2012
Even as unemployment rates soared during the Great Depression, FDR’s relief and social security programs faced attacks in Congress and the courts on the legitimacy of federal aid to the growing population of poor. In response, New Dealers pointed to a long tradition—dating back to 1790 and now...
