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Welfare [NTSC]

United States, 1975
film

The Waverley Welfare Center in Manhattan has to cope with an expanding population and shrinking resources. More than any other Wiseman film, Welfare is about ..

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Public housing [NTSC]

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Up against the system

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A Young social worker speaks her mind

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Superfluous people

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Slippery slide

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Growing old

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A Friend at the door

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Hard brought up: child welfare story

United States, 1954
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Two laws. Part 2: Welfare times

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So long to run

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Children of change

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Like other people

United Kingdom, 1972
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Welfare of the workers

United Kingdom, 1940
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