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The experts' war on poverty social research and the welfare agenda in postwar America

Title
The experts' war on poverty [electronic resource] : social research and the welfare agenda in postwar America / Romain D. Huret ; translated by John Angell.
Author
Huret, Romain.
Publication
Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2018.

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Additional Authors
Angell, John (Translator)
Description
1 online resource.
Summary
"This book deals with the crusade and the postwar dream of experts in the field of poverty to eradicate poverty from the American soil"--
Series Statement
American institutions and society
Uniform Title
Fin de la pauvreté?. English (Online)
Alternative Title
Fin de la pauvreté?.
Subject
  • Poverty > United States > History > 20th century
  • Poor > United States > History > 20th century
  • Economic assistance, Domestic > United States > History > 20th century
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
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  • Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
Contents
The poverty paradox -- The poverty culture -- The new Wisconsin idea -- Beyond affluent society -- An economist at war -- A Pyrrhic victory -- Uncertainty of numbers, certainty of decisions -- A doomed alternative.
LCCN
2018021283
OCLC
ssj0002048535
Author
Huret, Romain.
Title
The experts' war on poverty [electronic resource] : social research and the welfare agenda in postwar America / Romain D. Huret ; translated by John Angell.
Imprint
Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2018.
Series
American institutions and society
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
Note
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
Added Author
Angell, John (Translator)
Translated As:
Translation of: Huret, Romain. Fin de la pauvreté?. Paris : Éditions de l'École des hautes études en sciences sociales, [2008] 9782713221620 (DLC) 2008448439 (OCoLC)230999933
Other Form:
Print version: Huret, Romain, author. Experts' war on poverty Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2018 9780801450488 (DLC) 2018007694
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