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Social Policy in the United States: Future Possibilities in Historical Perspective

Social Policy in the United States: Future Possibilities in Historical Perspective

Skocpol, Theda

Paperback

Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics, Book 215

General SociologySocial MovementsUnited States Politics

ISBN10: 069103785X
ISBN13: 9780691037851
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: Jan 11 1996
Pages: 328
Weight: 1.20
Height: 0.90 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.10
Language: English

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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