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

• Autore: Béland Daniel
• Pubblicazione: Washington, DC, : Georgetown University Press, c2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (236 p.)
• Disciplina: 361.6/10973
• Soggetto topico: Medicare; Public welfare - United States; Social security - United States
• Soggetto geografico: United States Politics and government; United States Social policy
• Altri autori: WaddanAlex <1964->
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: The politics of policy change
• ISBN: 1-58901-889-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910788379003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: American governance and public policy.