Out of Reach: Place, Poverty and the New American Welfare State

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Channel: The University of Chicago · 2011 · Education

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December 2, 2008

Scott W. Allard, Associate Professor in the School of Social Service Administration at the University of Chicago and author of the book, Out of Reach: Place, Poverty, and the New American Welfare State discusses the impact of the economic crisis on agencies serving the poor, the nature of the current American welfare state, and that social service programs are often not well-matched to need.

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