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Katz, Michael B., 1939-2014.

The undeserving poor : America's enduring confrontation with poverty / by Michael B. Katz. - Second edition. - xiii, 353 pages ; 24 cm

The undeserving poor: morals, culture and biology -- Poverty and the politics of liberation -- Intellectual foundations of the war on poverty and great society -- Interpretations of poverty in the conservative ascendance -- The rise and fall of the "underclass" -- Epilogue : what kind of a problem is poverty?.

ISBN: 9780199933952 (hardback : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2013007311

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Poor--United States.
Poverty--United States.
Discrimination--United States.
Economic assistance, Domestic--United States.

LC Class. No.: HC110.P6 / K28 2013

Dewey Class. No.: 362.5809 KAT