Wealth and welfare states [[electronic resource] ] : is America a laggard or leader? / / Irwin Garfinkel, Lee Rainwater, and Timothy Smeeding |
Autore | Garfinkel Irwin |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (265 p.) |
Disciplina | 361.65 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
RainwaterLee
SmeedingTimothy M |
Soggetto topico |
Welfare state
Welfare state - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-50199-2
9786612501999 0-19-157372-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Figures and Tables; 1. Introduction; 2. Why All Rich Nations Have Large Welfare States; 3. The Size, Nature, and Universality of Welfare State Transfers; 4. How Welfare State Programs Redistribute Income, Reduce Poverty and Inequality, Build and Sustain Human Capital, and Promote Opportunity; 5. A Short American-centric History of Welfare State Programs and Outcomes; 6. Explaining American Exceptionalism: Laggard in Public Relief and Social Insurance-Leader in Education; 7. Explaining US Divergence in the Last Quarter of the Twentieth Century: The Long Swing Right
8. The Future of the American Welfare State References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457088003321 |
Garfinkel Irwin | ||
Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Wealth and welfare states [[electronic resource] ] : is America a laggard or leader? / / Irwin Garfinkel, Lee Rainwater, and Timothy Smeeding |
Autore | Garfinkel Irwin |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (265 p.) |
Disciplina | 361.65 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
RainwaterLee
SmeedingTimothy M |
Soggetto topico |
Welfare state
Welfare state - United States |
ISBN |
1-282-50199-2
9786612501999 0-19-157372-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Figures and Tables; 1. Introduction; 2. Why All Rich Nations Have Large Welfare States; 3. The Size, Nature, and Universality of Welfare State Transfers; 4. How Welfare State Programs Redistribute Income, Reduce Poverty and Inequality, Build and Sustain Human Capital, and Promote Opportunity; 5. A Short American-centric History of Welfare State Programs and Outcomes; 6. Explaining American Exceptionalism: Laggard in Public Relief and Social Insurance-Leader in Education; 7. Explaining US Divergence in the Last Quarter of the Twentieth Century: The Long Swing Right
8. The Future of the American Welfare State References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781073403321 |
Garfinkel Irwin | ||
Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Wealth and welfare states : is America a laggard or leader? / / Irwin Garfinkel, Lee Rainwater, and Timothy Smeeding |
Autore | Garfinkel Irwin |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (265 p.) |
Disciplina | 361.65 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
RainwaterLee
SmeedingTimothy M |
Soggetto topico |
Welfare state
Welfare state - United States |
ISBN |
0-19-103755-9
1-282-50199-2 9786612501999 0-19-157372-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Figures and Tables; 1. Introduction; 2. Why All Rich Nations Have Large Welfare States; 3. The Size, Nature, and Universality of Welfare State Transfers; 4. How Welfare State Programs Redistribute Income, Reduce Poverty and Inequality, Build and Sustain Human Capital, and Promote Opportunity; 5. A Short American-centric History of Welfare State Programs and Outcomes; 6. Explaining American Exceptionalism: Laggard in Public Relief and Social Insurance-Leader in Education; 7. Explaining US Divergence in the Last Quarter of the Twentieth Century: The Long Swing Right
8. The Future of the American Welfare State References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910818452603321 |
Garfinkel Irwin | ||
Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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