The Problem of Jobs: Liberalism, Race, and Deindustrialization in Philadelphia - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Guian A. McKeeSeries:Historical Studies of Urban AmericaPublish date:2018-11-16Pages:400
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Chicago PressISBN-13:9780226598420ISBN-10:022659842XUPC:9780226598420Book Category:Business & Economics, Social Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Labor, Sociology, United StatesBook Topic:Urban, 20th CenturySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.88 inchesWeight:1.2809Product ID:SC6FBA4ZKW
Contesting claims that postwar American liberalism retreated from fights against unemployment and economic inequality, The Problem of Jobs reveals that such efforts did not collapse after the New Deal but instead began to flourish at the local, rather than the national, level. With a focus on Philadelphia, this volume illuminates the central role of these local political and policy struggles in...
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Chicago PressISBN-13:9780226598420ISBN-10:022659842XUPC:9780226598420Book Category:Business & Economics, Social Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Labor, Sociology, United StatesBook Topic:Urban, 20th CenturySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.88 inchesWeight:1.2809Product ID:SC6FBA4ZKW
Guian McKee is associate professor at the University of Virginia's Miller Center of Public Affairs.
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