Welfare Reform in the Early Republic

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Welfare Reform in the Early Republic is written by Seth Rockman and published by . It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1478622032 (ISBN 10) and 9781478622031 (ISBN 13).

"In the decades following the American Revolution, elected officials, moral crusaders, and relief administrators scrutinized the public welfare programs that assisted thousands of impoverished people. Seth Rockman uses documents ranging from sermons to almshouse admission rolls to show how reformers investigated the causes of poverty and pursued solutions that ranged from massive institutionalization of the poor to the total abolition of public charity--ssues that are remarkably similar to the welfare debates of today. Also included are headnotes to the documents, questions for consideration, an annotated chronology, suggestions for further reading, and an index."--Publisher's website.