Social Welfare: A History of the American Response to Need"Social Welfare: A History of the American Response to Need, Sixth Edition" describes and analyzes the ideas that have shaped the history of social welfare from the Colonial Period to the present day. Using original documents from each respective period through the current Bush Administration, this classic text examines the history of events and ideas that have shaped American social welfare policy. Coverage of economic developments, the impact of voluntarism, the impact of privatization helps students to understand the context of social welfare movements and policies, while material on trends in the justice system include the immigration debate New To This Edition
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... Opportunity Act was passed on August 20 , 1964. Its declaration of purpose established public policy in relation to the elimination of poverty : The United States can achieve its full economic and social potential as a nation only if ...
... OPPORTUNITY ACT OF 1964 Public Law 88-452 Document No. 86 PUBLIC LAW 88-452 - Aug . 20 , 1964 [ 78 Stat . ] August 20 , 1964 ( s 2642 ) Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 AN ACT To mobilize the human and financial resources of the Nation ...
... Opportunity will concentrate on the important task of finding new ways of opening economic opportunity for those who are able to work . Rather than focusing on income support activities , it must find means of providing opportunities ...