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![Regulating The Poor: The Functions Of Public Welfare by Frances Fox Piven, Richard A. Cloward](https://558130.bdp32.group/rails/active_storage/representations/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBCRDdnTkFFPSIsImV4cCI6bnVsbCwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--402d61af7772eed4656142982ea6edceea280410/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdCem9MWm05eWJXRjBTU0lJYW5CbkJqb0dSVlE2RkhKbGMybDZaVjkwYjE5c2FXMXBkRnNIYVFJc0FXa0M5QUU9IiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJ2YXJpYXRpb24ifX0=--038335c90cf75c275ae4d36968ac417dc4a0a3e3/Regulating%20The%20Poor-%20The%20Functions%20Of%20Public%20Welfare.jpg)
389 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780394717432
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: Not specified
nonfiction
history
politics
sociology
challenging
informative
slow-paced
Description
Mixes history, political interpretation and sociological analysis. Thesis is that welfare rolls are raised to reduce unrest among the poor.
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389 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780394717432
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: Not specified
nonfiction
history
politics
sociology
challenging
informative
slow-paced
Description
Mixes history, political interpretation and sociological analysis. Thesis is that welfare rolls are raised to reduce unrest among the poor.