Welfare as we knew it : a political history of the American welfare state /

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Compared to other rich Western democracies, the United States historically has done less to help its citizens adapt to the uncertainties of life in a market economy. Nor does the immediate future seem to promise anything different. In Welfare As We Know It, Charles Noble offers a groundbreaking expl...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Noble, Charles, 1948-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1997.
Series:OUP E-Books.
Subjects:
Geschichte.
Public welfare > United States > History.
Aide sociale > États-Unis > Histoire.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Human Services.
Public welfare.
Social policy.
Sozialstaat
Wohlfahrtsstaat
Sociale voorzieningen.
Verzorgingsstaat.
Politieke aspecten.
Aide sociale > États-Unis > 20e siècle.
United States > Social policy.
États-Unis > Politique sociale.
United States.
USA.
États-Unis > Politique sociale > 20e siècle.
Etats-Unis > Politique sociale > 20e siècle.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction; One: The Problem; Two: An Unusually Inhospitable Environment for Reform; Three: Progressives; Four: The New Deal; Five: The Great Society; Six: Backlash; Seven: The Future of Reform; Conclusion; Notes; Index.

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