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Southern Paternalism and the American Welfare State

Southern Paternalism and the American Welfare State

Ferrie, Joseph P.
Alston, Lee J.

Hardcover

Series: Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions

EconomicsRegional: SouthSocial Movements

ISBN10: 0521622107
ISBN13: 9780521622103
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Jan 13 1999
Pages: 184
Weight: 0.90
Height: 0.71 Width: 6.27 Depth: 9.27
Language: English
Combining insights from economics, political science, and history, Professors Alston and Ferrie show how the timing and extent of the growth of the American welfare state from the Civil War until the mid-1960s was influenced by the Southern agricultural elite. Before the mechanization of Southern agriculture, the rural landed interests had an economic incentive to keep labor cheap and dependent. They accomplished this through their disproportionate political power at the local, state, and national level, which enabled them to maintain a discriminatory legal environment and prevent federal interference in labor relations.

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