Welfare as we knew it : a political history of the American welfare state / Charles Noble.
Welfare as we knew it : a political history of the American welfare state / Charles Noble.
Welfare as we knew it : a political history of the American welfare state / Charles Noble.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1997.
Date
1997.
Call Numbers
N361.973/38
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Language
English
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Physical content
210p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. The Problem -- 2. An Unusually Inhospitable Environment for Reform -- 3. Progressives -- 4. The New Deal -- 5. The Great Society -- 6. Backlash -- 7. The Future of Reform.
Publication information
Publisher
New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1997.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1997.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
Drawing on state-of-the-art research in comparative politics, history, and sociology, the book's first two chapters demonstrate that decentralized political institutions, a weak labor movement, and racial conflict have loaded the dice against progressive reform in the United States. Four historical chapters, spanning the twentieth century from the...
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Welfare as we knew it : a political history of the American welfare state / Charles Noble.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N361.973/38
Record Identifier
74VMQEE2oZvA
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ISBN
0195113373(pbk.)
9780195113365 :
0195113365 :
9780195113372(pbk.)
DDC
361.973
361.050943
MMS ID
991000505249702626
