1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910798377603321

Autore

Stoesz David

Titolo

The dynamic welfare state / / David Stoesz

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

0-19-025114-X

0-19-025113-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (305 pages)

Classificazione

SOC025000SOC045000POL010000

Disciplina

361.6/50973

Soggetti

Public welfare - United States

Welfare state

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

1. A Theory of the Welfare State; 2. The Triumph of Pragmatism; 3. The Promise of Social Engineering; 4. The Marketplace of Ideas; 5. The Best Policy Money Can Buy; 6. The Medical-Industrial Complex; 7. The Rise of the Policy Plutocracy; 8. Markets for the Marginalized; 9. The Dynamic Welfare State; 10. Capitalism and Welfare Philosophy; 11. Is the Welfare State Relevant for the Twenty-First Century?; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The Dynamic Welfare State accounts for the transition of social programming from governmental to corporate auspices, identifying not only the primary beneficiaries of emerging social markets, but the increasing influence of wealthy individuals and corporations in crafting public policy to meet industry requirements as well. Significantly, the degradation of social services, evident in the poverty trap, deinstitutionalization of the mentally ill, and the school-to-prison pipeline contributes to public defection from the welfare state.