A thorough, sophisticated account of the transformation of the welfare state in the United States. The Enabling State is the most mature effort available, and should prove useful both to policymakers and students of human services and political economics. In an area strewn with ideology, the Gilberts have succeeded in offering a sober assessment of how the welfare state has changed dramatically in the twentieth century, especially in the past few decades...a first-rate understanding of the intricacies of modern welfare capitalism...a model of excellent social science research.

A thorough, sophisticated account of the transformation of the welfare state in the United States. The Enabling State is the most mature effort available, and should prove useful both to policymakers and students of human services and political economics. In an area strewn with ideology, the Gilberts have succeeded in offering a sober assessment of how the welfare state has changed dramatically in the twentieth century, especially in the past few decades...a first-rate understanding of the intricacies of modern welfare capitalism...a model of excellent social science research.

A thorough, sophisticated account of the transformation of the welfare state in the United States. The Enabling State is the most mature effort available, and should prove useful both to policymakers and students of human services and political economics. In an area strewn with ideology, the Gilberts have succeeded in offering a sober assessment of how the welfare state has changed dramatically in the twentieth century, especially in the past few decades...a first-rate understanding of the intricacies of modern welfare capitalism...a model of excellent social science research.