Protecting soldiers and mothers [[electronic resource] ] : the political origins of social policy in the United States / / Theda Skocpol

• Autore: Skocpol Theda
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge, MA, : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1992
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xxi, 714p. ) : ill., facsims., maps
• Disciplina: 361.973
• Soggetto topico: Public welfare - United States - History - 19th century; Public welfare - United States - History - 20th century
• Soggetto geografico: United States Social policy
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 557-693) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- TABLES -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- Introduction Understanding the Origins of Modern Social Provision in the United States -- Part I A Precocious Social Spending Regime -- Chapter 1 Patronage Democracy and Distributive Public Policies in the Nineteenth Century -- Chapter 2 Public Aid for the Worthy Many: The Expansion of Benefits for Veterans of the Civil War -- Part II The Failure of a Paternalist Welfare State -- Introduction -- Chapter 3 Reformist Professionals as Advocates of Workingmen's Insurance -- Chapter 4 Help for the "Army of Labor"? Trade Unions and Social Legislation -- Chapter 5 Progressive Era Politics and the Defeat of Social Policies for Workingmen and the Elderly -- Part III Foundations for a Maternalist Welfare State? -- Introduction -- Chapter 6 Expanding the Separate Sphere: Women's Civic Action and Political Reforms in the Early Twentieth Century -- Chapter 7 Safeguarding the "Mothers of the Race": Protective Legislation for Women Workers -- Chapter 8 An Unusual Victory for Public Benefits: The "Wildfire Spread" of Mothers' Pensions -- Chapter 9 Statebuilding for Mothers and Babies: The Children's Bureau and the Sheppard-Towner Act -- Conclusion America's First Modern Social Policies and Their Legacies -- Appendix 1 Percentages of the Elderly in the States and the District of Columbia Receiving Civil War Pensions in I9 I O -- Appendix 2 Endorsements of Mothers' Pensions by Women's Groups: Sources for Table 9 and Figure 27 -- Notes -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: It is widely held that the United States lagged behind Western Europe in developing modern social policies. This historical analysis, however, shows that the United States actually pioneered generous social spending for many of its elderly, disabled and dependent citizens.
• Titolo autorizzato: Protecting soldiers and mothers
• ISBN: 0-674-04372-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910807377103321
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