To promote the general welfare : the case for big government /

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Lost in all the Tea Party rage and rhetoric is this simple fact: the federal government plays a central role in making our society function, and it always has. The essays in this volume explore the many ways government programs have improved the quality of life in America. From education, communicat...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Conn, Steven
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, ©2012.
Temas:
1800-2099
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Human Services.
Politics and government
Social policy.
United States > Social policy > 19th century.
United States > Social policy > 20th century.
United States > Politics and government > 19th century.
United States > Politics and government > 20th century.
United States > Politics and government > 21st century.
États-Unis > Politique sociale > 19e siècle.
États-Unis > Politique sociale > 20e siècle.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 19e siècle.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 20e siècle.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 21e siècle.
United States.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Lost in all the Tea Party rage and rhetoric is this simple fact: the federal government plays a central role in making our society function, and it always has. The essays in this volume explore the many ways government programs have improved the quality of life in America. From education, communication, and transportation to arts and culture, housing, finance, and public health, they explore how and why government programs originated, how they have worked and changed-- and been challenged-- since their inception, and why many of them are important to preserve.
"Americans love to hate their government, but the simple fact is that the federal government plays a central role in making our society function, and it always has. Edited by Steven Conn and written by some of America's leading scholars, the essays in To Promote the General Welfare explore the many ways government programs have improved the quality of life in America. Covering everything from education, communication, and transportation to arts and culture, housing, finance, and public health, this book explains how and why government programs originated, how they have worked and changed--and been challenged--and why many of them are important to preserve."--Page 4 of cover
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xvii, 233 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199858545
0199858543
9781283848480
1283848481

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