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Social Policy in the United States
Future Possibilities in Historical Perspective
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Theda Skocpol
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English
Published/Copyright:
1996
About this book
Health care, welfare, Social Security, employment programs--all are part of ongoing national debates about the future of social policy in the United States. In this wide-ranging collection of essays, Theda Skocpol shows how historical understanding, centered on governmental institutions and political alliances, can illuminate the limits and possibilities of American social policymaking both past and present. Skocpol dispels the myth that Americans are inherently hostile to social spending and suggests why President Clinton's health care agenda was so quickly attacked despite the support of most Americans for his goals.
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Theda Skocpol is Professor of Government and Sociology at Harvard University. Among her many works are Protecting Soldiers and Mothers: The Political Origins of Social Policy in the United States and States and Social Revolutions: A Comparative Analysis of France, Russia, and China.
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"An important, provocative, and often persuasive argument."
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eBook ISBN:
9780691214023
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328
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Keywords for this book
Welfare; Employment; Social policy; Social insurance; Welfare state; Pension; Social Security Act; Tax; Politician; Legislation; Unemployment benefits; World War II; Unemployment; Americans; Politics; Insurance; Provision (contracting); Trade union; Subsidy; Political party; Public policy; Health care reform; Health insurance; Social Security System (Philippines); Capitalism; World War I; Keynesian economics; Welfare reform; Political alliance; Working class; Payroll tax; Voting; Progressive Era; Wage; War on Poverty; Theda Skocpol; Economic security; National Government (United Kingdom); Progressivism in the United States; Bill Clinton; U.S. state; Labour law; Industrialisation; Policy; Ronald Reagan; Income; Nationalization; Activism; Middle class; Poverty reduction; Aid to Families with Dependent Children; Politics of the United States; Political economy; War pension; Social Security Administration; Urbanization; Medicaid; American System (economic plan); Regulation; Insurance policy; Cambridge University Press; Economist; Edwin Amenta; Social science; State government; Margaret Weir; United States Employment Service; United States congressional committee; Ira Katznelson; Legislature
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College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
