A local problem : social welfare policy before the New Deal -- "The people of Michigan will take care of their own" : the Great Depression and the relief problem -- A contest for home rule : the New Deal federalizes social welfare -- "We need help at once for these poor people" : the New Deal and Michigan families -- "These so-called case workers" : relief workers and professionalization -- "I can't make a go of it" : negotiating relief with the family at the center -- "The right to rule ourselves" : a contest for local control
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