The Experts' War on Poverty: Social Research and the Welfare Agenda in Postwar America

by Romain Huret and Romain D. Huret

In the critically acclaimed La Fin de la Pauvert ?, Romain D. Huret identifies a network of experts who were dedicated to the post-World War II battle against poverty in the United States. John Angell's translation of Huret's work brings to light for an English-speaking audience this critical set of intellectuals working in federal government, academic institutions, and think tanks. Their efforts to create a policy bureaucracy...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801450489
• ISBN13: 9780801450488
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher