Welfare as we knew it : a political history of the American welfare state / / Charles Noble
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| Autore: |
Noble Charles <1948->
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| Titolo: |
Welfare as we knew it : a political history of the American welfare state / / Charles Noble
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| Pubblicazione: | New York, New York ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 1997 |
| ©1997 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (217 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 361.973 |
| Soggetto topico: | Public welfare - United States - History |
| Soggetto geografico: | United States Social policy |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Includes index. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-200) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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; |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Welfare as we knew it |
| ISBN: | 0-585-35667-X |
| 0-19-535443-5 | |
| 1-280-45383-4 | |
| 1-60256-188-5 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910452716703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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