From Poor Law to Welfare State 4th Edition

<b>Over twenty years and through several editions Walter I. Trattner's <i>From Poor Law to Welfare State</i> has served as the standard text on the history of welfare policy in the United States.</b> <p/>Written for students in social work and other human service professions From <i>Poor Law to Welfare State: A History of Social Welfare in America</i> is also an essential resource for historians political scientists sociologists and policymakers.