Oxford handbook of U.S. social policy

This handbook provides a survey of the American welfare state. It offers an historical overview of U.S. social policy from the colonial era to the present, a discussion of available theoretical perspectives on it, an analysis of social programmes, and on overview of the U.S. welfare state's con...

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Other Authors: Bâeland, Daniel (Editor), Morgan, Kimberly J. (Editor), Howard, Christopher (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Oxford University Press 2014, 2014
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Collection: Oxford Handbook Online - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This handbook provides a survey of the American welfare state. It offers an historical overview of U.S. social policy from the colonial era to the present, a discussion of available theoretical perspectives on it, an analysis of social programmes, and on overview of the U.S. welfare state's consequences for poverty, inequality, and citizenship
Physical Description:1 online resource illustrations (black and white)
ISBN:9780199984954