Regulating the Poor

The Functions of Public Welfare

Frances Fox Piven, Richard Cloward

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Vintage Books
04 January 1994

History; Social welfare & social services

Piven and Cloward have updated their classic work on the history and function of welfare to cover the American welfare state's massive erosion during the Reagan, Bush, and Clinton years. The authors present a boldly comprehensive, brilliant new theory to explain the comparative underdevelopment of the U.S. welfare state among advanced industrial nations. Their conceptual framework promises to shape the debate within current and future administrations as they attempt to rethink the welfare system and its role in American society.

""Uncompromising and provocative. . . . By mixing history, political interpretation and sociological analysis, Piven and Cloward provide the best explanation to date of our present situation . . . no future discussion of welfare can afford to ignore them.""

-Peter Steinfels,The New York Times Book Review

By: Frances Fox Piven, Richard Cloward
Imprint: Vintage Books
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 132mm, Spine: 29mm
Weight: 431g
ISBN: 9780679745167
ISBN 10: 0679745165
Pages: 524
Publication Date: 04 January 1994
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , A / AS level , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Regulating the Poor: The Functions of Public Welfare

""Uncompromising and provocative....By mixing history, political interpretation and sociological analysis, Piven and Cloward provide the best explanation to date of our present situation...no future discussion of welfare can afford to ignore them.""--Peter Steinfels, The New York Times Book Review