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The American Dole : Unemployment Relief and the Welfare State in the Great Depression.

Singleton, Jeff.

The American Dole : Unemployment Relief and the Welfare State in the Great Depression. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (256 pages) - Contributions in American History Series . - Contributions in American History Series .

Cover -- The American Dole -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Unemployment Relief and the Welfare State -- THE POLICY -- THE WELFARE STATE -- NOTES -- Chapter 2 The "Rising Tide of Relief" -- NOTES -- Chapter 3 The Myth of Voluntarism -- NOTES -- Chapter 4 The National Dole -- NOTES -- Chapter 5 Work Relief -- NOTES -- Chapter 6 Ending the Dole as We Knew It -- NOTES -- Conclusion -- NOTES -- Appendix Relief Estimates and the Children's Bureau Series -- RELIEF SPENDING -- CASELOADS AND BENEFIT LEVELS -- UNEMPLOYMENT AND PERCENT UNEMPLOYED ON RELIEF -- NOTES -- Bibliography -- ARCHIVAL COLLECTIONS -- GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS -- PERIODICALS -- MONOGRAPHS AND ARTICLES -- DISSERTATIONS -- Index -- About the Author.

9780313000539


Depressions -- 1929 -- United States.


Electronic books.

HV91.S555 2000

362.5/82/097309043

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