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September 1982 (Volume 60)
Quarterly Article
David Rosner
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Notions of the “truly needy,” or those “worthy” of publicly supported care, are rooted in nineteenth-century American history. Major economic and social dislocations prompted reorganized and restrictive approaches to earlier forms of provision for the poor. Current policy debates about the needy hearken back to other troubled times.
Author(s): David Rosner
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Volume 60, Issue 3 (pages 355–385) Published in 1982
