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Richard M. Elman •ï¿½72 Items / 19 Articles, 35 Reviews, 8 Poems, 10 Books
The Poorhouse State (1966)
by Richard M. Elman
The American way of life on public assistance
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    The Stage (Review)
    James J. Graham
    The Poorhouse State, by Richard M. Elman
    1. The Poorhouse State by Richard M. Elman
    Commonweal, January 6, 1967, p. 380
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    Down and Out (Review)
    Morris Renek
    The Poorhouse State, by Richard M. Elman
    1. The Poorhouse State by Richard M. Elman
    The New Republic, November 5, 1966, pp. 28-30
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    The New Poor and the Old (2 Reviews)
    Susan Larner
    La Vida, by Oscar Lewis
    1. La Vida by Oscar Lewis
    2. The Poorhouse State by Richard M. Elman
    Dissent, March 1967, pp. 235-238
  4. Books
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    The Experienced Victims (2 Reviews)
    Nat Hentoff
    The Airtight Cage, by Joseph P. Lyford
    1. The Airtight Cage by Joseph P. Lyford
    2. The Poorhouse State by Richard M. Elman
    The New Yorker, November 19, 1966, pp. 237-245
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    Protecting the Poor (3 Reviews)
    Leonard Chazen
    The Poorhouse State, by Richard M. Elman
    1. The Poorhouse State by Richard M. Elman
    2. Ombudsmen and Others by Walter Gellhorn
    3. When Americans Complain by Walter Gellhorn
    Commentary, August 1967, pp. 93-98
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    Atlantic Bookshelf (5 Reviews)
    Oscar Handlin
    Reader's Choice
    1. La Vida by Oscar Lewis
    2. The Poorhouse State by Richard M. Elman
    3. Beyond Welfare by Herbert Krosney
    4. The Despised Poor by Joseph P. Ritz
    5. The Jews of Silence by Elie Wiesel
    The Atlantic Monthly, December 1966, pp. 138-147