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Social Welfare (United States): Before the Social Security Act

By: Paul H. Stuart
In: Encyclopedia of Social Welfare History in North America
Edited by: John M. Herrick & Paul H. Stuart
Subject:Public Policy, Social Policy (general)
Keywords:land; pensions; rural areas; social services; social welfare; welfare; welfare state

Several themes are important in the development of social welfare in the United States before the Social Security Act of 1935. First, the responsibility for the provision of social welfare services shifted from the local level—the town or county—to the state. ...

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  Stuart, P. (2005). Social welfare (united states): before the social security act. In J. M. Herrick, & P. H. Stuart (Eds.), Encyclopedia of social welfare history in North America (pp. 374-377). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412952521.n146
  
  Stuart, Paul H. "Social Welfare (United States): Before the Social Security Act." In Encyclopedia of Social Welfare History in North America, edited by Herrick, John M., and Paul H. Stuart, 374-77. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2005. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412952521.n146.
  
  Stuart, P. 2005. Social Welfare (United States): Before the Social Security Act. In: John M. Herrick and Paul H. Stuart Editors, 2005. Encyclopedia of Social Welfare History in North America, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 374-377 Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412952521.n146> [Accessed 24 Jan 2022].
  
  Stuart, Paul H. "Social Welfare (United States): Before the Social Security Act." Encyclopedia of Social Welfare History in North America. Edited by John M. Herrick and Paul H. Stuart. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2005, pp. 374-77. SAGE Knowledge. 24 Jan 2022, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412952521.n146.
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