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Explores the relationships between politics and welfare programs for low-income residents in Birmingham during four periods in the twentieth century: 1900-1917, the formative period of city building; 1928-1941, the Great Depression; the mid 1950s, the lasting impacts of the New Deal; and 1962-1975, an intense period of local reform.

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A carefully crafted contribution to our understanding of public services in a major southern city."" - Harold W. Stanley, University of Rochester

""LaMonte covers an important and neglected subject. In clear prose he examines the evolution of welfare policy in an important southern city and analyzes the relationship of politics, political culture, and policy. A very fine study that is knowledgeable, critical, and intelligent. An important book."" - Numan V. Bartly, The University of Georgia

Politics and Welfare in Birmingham 19001975

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      Publisher: The University of Alabama Press
      Publication Date: 9/30/2015 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780817358372, 978-0817358372
      ISBN10: 0817358374
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      Social services and welfare, criminology

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      Book Synopsis
      Explores the relationships between politics and welfare programs for low-income residents in Birmingham during four periods in the twentieth century: 1900-1917, the formative period of city building; 1928-1941, the Great Depression; the mid 1950s, the lasting impacts of the New Deal; and 1962-1975, an intense period of local reform.

      Trade Review
      A carefully crafted contribution to our understanding of public services in a major southern city."" - Harold W. Stanley, University of Rochester

      ""LaMonte covers an important and neglected subject. In clear prose he examines the evolution of welfare policy in an important southern city and analyzes the relationship of politics, political culture, and policy. A very fine study that is knowledgeable, critical, and intelligent. An important book."" - Numan V. Bartly, The University of Georgia

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