Welfare State Nobody Knows

Debunking Myths about U.S. Social Policy

Häftad, Engelska, 2008

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The Welfare State Nobody Knows challenges a number of myths and half-truths about U.S. social policy. The American welfare state is supposed to be a pale imitation of "true" welfare states in Europe and Canada. Christopher Howard argues that the American welfare state is in fact larger, more popular, and more dynamic than commonly believed. Nevertheless, poverty and inequality remain high, and this book helps explain why so much effort accomplishes so little. One important reason is that the United States is adept at creating social programs that benefit the middle and upper-middle classes, but less successful in creating programs for those who need the most help. This book is unusually broad in scope, analyzing the politics of social programs that are well known (such as Social Security and welfare) and less well known but still important (such as workers' compensation, home mortgage interest deduction, and the Americans with Disabilities Act). Although it emphasizes developments in recent decades, the book ranges across the entire twentieth century to identify patterns of policymaking.Methodologically, it weaves together quantitative and qualitative approaches in order to answer fundamental questions about the politics of U.S. social policy. Ambitious and timely, The Welfare State Nobody Knows asks us to rethink the influence of political parties, interest groups, public opinion, federalism, policy design, and race on the American welfare state.

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Utgivningsdatum2008-08-10
Mått152 x 235 x 13 mm
Vikt397 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor280
FörlagPrinceton University Press
ISBN9780691138336
UtmärkelserShort-listed for Choice Magazine Outstanding Reference/Academic Book Award 2007

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List of Boxes, Figures, and Tables vii Acknowledgments ix Acronyms xiii INTRODUCTION 1 PART I: Basic Tour 11 CHAPTER 1: She's So Unusual 13 CHAPTER 2: Tracks of My Tiers 27 CHAPTER 3: Twice in a Lifetime 53 PART II: New Horizons 71 CHAPTER 4: Ogres, Onions, and Layers (or, How Republicans Built the American Welfare State) 73 CHAPTER 5: Programs for the Poor Are Not Always Poor Programs 92 CHAPTER 6: Shaq Is Still Pretty Tall: Public Support for the American Welfare State 109 CHAPTER 7: The World According to AARP 125 PART III: Checkpoints and Roadblocks 151 CHAPTER 8: The American States: Laboratories of Democracy or Cryogenic Chambers? 153 CHAPTER 9: Race Still Matters 178 CHAPTER 10: Change versus Progress 192 Notes 211 Index 255

One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2007 "The Welfare State Nobody Knows goes a long way to fill in the gap left by previous research intended to quantify and categorize the American welfare state. Howard's combination of quantitative and qualitative tools is refreshing."--Carrie A. Ross, Journal of Children and Poverty "The Welfare State Nobody Knows is without doubt an insightful, provocative, and wide-ranging book that should reach a broad scholarly audience. In the classroom and in scholarly publications, the book will undoubtedly stimulate lively debates about the nature, history, and politics of American social policy. All students of American social policy would benefit from reading it."--Daniel Beland, American Journal of Sociology

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