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Oxford handbook of U.S. social policy / edited by Daniel Béland, Kimberly J. Morgan, and Christopher Howard.
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- Book
- Series:
- Oxford handbooks in politics & international relations
- Oxford handbooks online
- Oxford handbooks in political science.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States--Social policy.
- United States.
- Social policy.
- Public welfare--United States.
- Public welfare.
- United States--Social conditions.
- Social conditions.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).
- Other Title:
- Handbook of U.S. social policy
- U.S. social policy
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.
- System Details:
- Mode of Access: World Wide Web.
- text file
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on February 3, 2015).
- Other Format:
- Print version
- ISBN:
- 9780199984954
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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