Gender and welfare in Mexico : the consolidation of a postrevolutionary state / Nichole Sanders.

Author/creator Sanders, Nichole, 1970-
Format Book
Publication InfoUniversity Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©2011.
Descriptionviii, 171 pages : map ; 24 cm
Electronic LocationInhaltsverzeichnis
Subjects
Welfare state--Mexico. --History. --20th century.
Public welfare--Mexico. --History. --20th century.
Mexico--Social policy.
Mexico--Politics and government. --20th century.

Contents Gender, race, and the Pan-American Child Congresses -- Welfare reform in Mexico : stabilizing the family -- Single mothers and the state -- The postwar years : disease eradication, sanitation, and development -- The rise of social work in Mexico.
Abstract "Examines the political and social influences behind the creation of the postrevolutionary Mexican welfare state in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [155]-164) and index.
LCCN 2011008007
ISBN9780271048871 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0271048875 (cloth : alk. paper)
Standard identifier# 100563803