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Esping-Andersen, Gosta. The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism. Princeton University Press, 1990. One of the leading voices in the current welfare debates offers a new analysis of the nature and role of welfare states.

Esping-Andersen, Gosta. Welfare States in Transition: National Adaptations in Global Economies. Sage, 1996. A comparative analysis of welfare systems in different environments.

Folsom, Franklin. America Before Welfare. New York University Press, 1991, 1996. Describes how the United States dealt with pressing social needs before the era of government assistance and looks at the prevailing attitudes of the times.

Katz, Michael B. The Price of Citizenship: Redefining the American Welfare State. Traces the history of welfare reform since the Nixon presidency.

Katz, Michael B. In the Shadow of the Poorhouse: A Social History of Welfare in America. Reprint, Basic Books, 1996. Examines American attitudes toward the poor and welfare and the changing nature of welfare in America; first published in 1986.

Levitan, Sar, and others, eds. Programs in Aid of the Poor. 7th ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997, 1999. Surveys all federally funded programs that help those in need.

Mink, Gwendolyn. Welfare's End. Cornell University Press, 1998. Conveys a positive argument for welfare as a fundamental right.

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