02328nam 2200625 450 991045271670332120200520144314.00-585-35667-X0-19-535443-51-280-45383-41-60256-188-5(CKB)1000000000521287(EBL)273372(OCoLC)191038281(SSID)ssj0000270190(PQKBManifestationID)11192823(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000270190(PQKBWorkID)10261990(PQKB)10980406(MiAaPQ)EBC4702169(MiAaPQ)EBC273372(Au-PeEL)EBL4702169(CaPaEBR)ebr11273446(CaONFJC)MIL45383(OCoLC)935261045(EXLCZ)99100000000052128720161012h19971997 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWelfare as we knew it a political history of the American welfare state /Charles NobleNew York, New York ;Oxford, [England] :Oxford University Press,1997.©19971 online resource (217 p.)Includes index.0-19-511337-3 0-19-511336-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-200) and index.Contents; Introduction; One: The Problem; Two: An Unusually Inhospitable Environment for Reform; Three: Progressives; Four: The New Deal; Five: The Great Society; Six: Backlash; Seven: The Future of Reform; Conclusion; Notes; Index; This book explains why the US welfare state does less than other Western welfare states to help people in need. It shows how deeply-rooted structural, institutional, and organizational factors limit the possibilities for change, and suggests what social reformers might do about it.Public welfareUnited StatesHistoryUnited StatesSocial policyElectronic books.Public welfareHistory.361.973Noble Charles1948-981188MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452716703321Welfare as we knew it2239506UNINA