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"I am from the government and I am here to help you" is one of the three biggest lies, or so the old joke goes. Richard J. Gelles, dean of social policy at University of Pennsylvania, explains why government programs designed to cure social ills don't work in sector after sector ... a...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gelles, Richard J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Walnut Creek, Calif. : Left Coast Press, ©2011.
Temas:
Since 1993
Health care reform > United States.
Educational sociology > United States.
Public welfare > United States.
Middle class > United States > Economic conditions > 21st century.
Services de santé > Réforme > États-Unis.
Sociologie de l'éducation > États-Unis.
Classes moyennes > États-Unis > Conditions économiques > 21e siècle.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > General.
Educational sociology
Health care reform
Middle class > Economic conditions
Public welfare
Social policy
United States > Social policy > 1993-
États-Unis > Politique sociale > 1993-
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"I am from the government and I am here to help you" is one of the three biggest lies, or so the old joke goes. Richard J. Gelles, dean of social policy at University of Pennsylvania, explains why government programs designed to cure social ills don't work in sector after sector ... and never could work. He demonstrates how each creates its own bureaucracy to monitor participation in the program, an entrenched administrative apparatus whose needs supersede those for whom the program was designed. Against this, he contrasts universal programs such as the GI Bill, Social Security, and Medicare, the.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (151 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781611320527
1611320526

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