The enabling state : modern welfare capitalism in America /

Studies of the welfare state have formed an important part of public policy research in the USA since World War II. This volume examines and reconsiders the scope of social welfare transfers, how they are delivered, and whom they benefit.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gilbert, Neil, 1940-
Otros Autores: Gilbert, Barbara
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 1989.
Temas:
Public welfare > United States.
Human services > United States.
Welfare state.
Aide sociale > États-Unis.
Services sociaux > États-Unis.
État providence.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Human Services.
Human services.
Public welfare.
United States.
Welfare services > Policies > Of > Government
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgments; Contents; Foreword; 1. The Structure of Social Welfare; 2. Commercialization of the Social Market; 3. Personal Social Services: Caring for Profit; 4. Income Maintenance: Indirect Methods and Private Obligations; 5. Asset Maintenance: The Special Case of Farm Welfare; 6. Health Care: Cost Containment and the Service Ethos; 7. Housing: A Joint Venture; 8. The Enabling State: Public Support for Private Responsibility; 9. Implications for the Comparative Study of Social Welfare; Appendix; Index.

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