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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463875903321

Autore

Béland Daniel

Titolo

The politics of policy change [[electronic resource] ] : welfare, Medicare, and social security reform in the United States / / Daniel Béland and Alex Waddan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC, : Georgetown University Press, c2012

ISBN

1-58901-889-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (236 p.)

Collana

American governance and public policy series

Altri autori (Persone)

WaddanAlex <1964->

Disciplina

361.6/10973

Soggetti

Medicare

Public welfare - United States

Social security - United States

Electronic books.

United States Politics and government

United States Social policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Welfare reform, 1996 -- Medicare reform, 2003 -- The failed attempt at social security reform, 2005 -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

For generations, debating the expansion or contraction of the American welfare state has produced some of the nation's most heated legislative battles. Attempting social policy reform is both risky and complicated, especially when it involves dealing with powerful vested interests, sharp ideological disagreements, and a nervous public. The Politics of Policy Change compares and contrasts recent developments in three major federal policy areas in the United States: welfare, Medicare, and Social Security. Daniel Béland and Alex Waddan argue that we should pay close attention to the role of ideas