Michael J. Fabricant and Robert Fisher (2002): Settlement Houses Under Siege: The Struggle to Sustain Community Organisations in New York City. New York: Columbia University Press, pp. 360 pages.

• Autore principale: Norma Baldwin (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: Social Work & Society, 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Soggetti: article
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This is a fascinating book - clear, incisive, a lesson for our times. It focuses on the history and recent experience of Settlement Houses in New York and uses this as a vehicle for an analysis of the political economy of welfare agencies. I wanted to send copies to politicians and policy makers wor...