Poverty and the Government in America: A Historical Encyclopedia [2 volumes]

The most comprehensive encyclopedia available on the U.S. government's responses to poverty from the colonial era to the present day.

• 170 alphabetically organized entries on policy directives, legislation, important individuals, and organizations that have influenced government approaches to dealing with poverty in the United States

• Cross-referenced introductory essays on poverty and policy at the federal, state, local, and tribal-government level across the breadth of U.S. history

• A chronology with entries highlighting the evolution of policies and attitudes concerning the government's role in economic issues

• 40 primary source documents detailing major government policies towards poverty, such as FDR's Bill of Economic Rights

• Sidebars highlighting defining moments in the implementation of policies to poor relief policies, as well as profiles on the individuals involved in developing those policies