public welfare

Examines the development of the government work programs of the Great Depression era, including the Works Progress Administration, and Federal Emergency Relief Administration, and the Civil Works Administration; discusses their successes and failures; and considers the lessons learned from such programs.

Provides basic information about the welfare system and dispels myths about welfare recipients.

A collection of eighteen controversial essays addressing issues associated with the welfare system including whether or not welfare reform has been successful.

Explores how welfare reform affected mothers on welfare, describing the challenges that welfare recipients face in managing their work, their families, and the rules and regulations of welfare reform.

Uses the true story of a battered woman to explore the actions and motivations of many poor battered women on welfare in the United States.

Examines poverty-stricken areas and groups and programs to alleviate poverty, including welfare.

Presents a collection of short speeches in which the author implores the next generation to address such issues as poverty, inequality, climate change, and epidemic disease while demonstrating how these goals can be achieved.

Contains a collection of articles exploring the topics of hunger and food insecurity in the United States.