Social Policy in the United States: Future Possibilities in Historical Perspective (Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International, and Comparative Perspectives #172)
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- Synopsis
- Health care, welfare, Social Security, employment programs--all are part of ongoing national debates about the future of social policy in the United States. In this wide-ranging collection of essays, Theda Skocpol shows how historical understanding, centered on governmental institutions and political alliances, can illuminate the limits and possibilities of American social policymaking both past and present. Skocpol dispels the myth that Americans are inherently hostile to social spending and suggests why President Clinton's health care agenda was so quickly attacked despite the support of most Americans for his goals.
- Copyright:
- 1996
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- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9780691214023
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780691037851, 9780691037868
- Publisher:
- Princeton University Press
- Date of Addition:
- 06/23/20
- Copyrighted By:
- Princeton University Press
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Sociology
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- Bookshare Staff
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- This is a copyrighted book.