America's First Social Security System: The Expansion of Benefits for Civil War Veterans

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Title

America's First Social Security System: The Expansion of Benefits for Civil War Veterans

Subject

Civil War Pensions

Description

Skopcol describes the nature, development and allocation of the American government's Civil War pension system and argues that its expansion was partially a reflection of 19th-century American politics

Creator

Theda Skocpol

Source

Political Science Quarterly

Publisher

JSTOR Database

Date

Spring 1993

Contributor

Rachel Abbott

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Language

English

Type

Peer-reviewed scholarly article

Identifier

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Coverage

Evolution of the pension system from 1862-1890s