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The third lie : why government programs don't work-- and a blueprint for change /

"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.
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505 0 |a Introduction: government programs : the good, the bad, and the ugly -- There ought to be a law! -- When good intentions go bad : the education of Jennifer Felix -- Programs that work -- Effective government social programs: a new blueprint -- Rebuilding Main Street : the futures account -- Round up the usual suspects -- The drunk and the lamp post -- The emperor's wardrobe consultant -- Notes -- Index. 
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