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The American Dole: Unemployment Relief and the Welfare State in the Great Depression. By Jeff Singleton. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2000. Pp. viii, 243. $72.95

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In this book, Jeff Singleton provides a detailed history of relief programs prior to and during the Great Depression. He also assesses the obstacles to welfare reform since the 1930s, and he generally argues for more reliance on social insurance and public employment as alternatives to means-tested welfare programs. The book will be of interest to scholars seeking to understand the details and evolution of relief institutions before and during the New Deal, as well as to those interested in the historical origins of modern policy.

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  • Fleck, Robert K., 2003. "The American Dole: Unemployment Relief and the Welfare State in the Great Depression. By Jeff Singleton. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2000. Pp. viii, 243. $72.95," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 63(1), pages 290-291, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:jechis:v:63:y:2003:i:01:p:290-291_50
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