{"product_id":"reforming-social-services-in-new-york-city-how-major-change-happens-in-urban-welfare-policies-paperback","title":"Reforming Social Services in New York City: How Major Change Happens in Urban Welfare Policies - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas J. Main\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eReforming Social Services in New York City\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e examines efforts across six decades to respond to poverty, joblessness, and homelessness through the establishment and periodic restructuring of the city's Human Resources Administration (HRA) and related social welfare agencies.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Thomas J. Main shows through archival research and interviews with key figures, the HRA has been the focus of several mayoralties. The John Lindsay administration's creation of the HRA in 1966 was a classic liberal effort to fight poverty; Rudy Giuliani brought dramatic change by implementing work-oriented welfare reform; and the Bill de Blasio administration attempted to install a progressive social welfare agenda within the city's social service agencies to reduce inequality. \u003ci\u003eReforming Social Services in New York City\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of these efforts, assessing the strategies employed and the success of their outcomes, concluding that major nonincremental change in urban welfare policy is not only possible but has been effective.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas J. Main is Professor at the Marxe School of Public and International Affairs at Baruch College, City University of New York. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Rise of Illiberalism\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Rise of the Alt-Right\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHomelessness in New York City\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 210\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45519194947686,"sku":"9781501783173","price":61.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/A2lzDot6VT9781501783173.webp?v=1776426635","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/reforming-social-services-in-new-york-city-how-major-change-happens-in-urban-welfare-policies-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}