Poverty in the United States

Andrew W. Dobelstein, Ph. D. has been associated with the University of North Carolina since 1968. Author of eight books and an authority on social welfare policy, he offers seminars, conducts research in the field of welfare politics, and provides consultation and community service to organizations. The North Carolina Community Action Association awarded him its Outstanding Leadership Award, among other honors, in recognition of his poverty related work.

Contents Preface PART I: INTRODUCTION - POVERTY - AMERICA'S SHAME
1. Poverty's Elusive Heredity 2. A New Capitalist Order Needs a New Social Welfare Mandate PART II: THE CASH SUPPORT PROGRAMS: NEW WINE IN OLD BOTTLES
3. The Social Insurances 4. The Cash Support Assistance Programs 5. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and the Earned Income Tax Credit PART III: INTEGRATION OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND THE AMERICAN ECONOMY TO REDUCE POVERTY
6. Developing a New Social Welfare Structure Bibliography