The Oxford Handbook of U. S. Social Policy |
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Editor:
| Beland, Daniel Howard, Christopher Morgan, Kimberly J. |
ISBN: | 978-0-19-069905-5 |
Publication Date: | May 2018 |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $69.95AUD $92.95 |
Book Description:
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This handbook provides a survey of the American welfare state. It offers an historical overview of U.S. social policy from the colonial era to the present, a discussion of available theoretical perspectives on it, an analysis of social programs, and on overview of the U.S. welfare state's consequences for poverty, inequality, and citizenship.
This handbook provides a survey of the American welfare state. It offers an historical overview of U.S. social policy from the colonial era to the present, a discussion of available theoretical perspectives on it, an analysis of social programs, and on overview of the U.S. welfare state's consequences for poverty, inequality, and citizenship.