Oxford handbook of U.S. social policy /
edited by Daniel Bèland, Christopher Howard Kimberly J. Morgan.
- xi, 668 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- The fragmented American welfare state : putting the pieces together -- Historical development -- Social provision before the twentieth century -- The progressive era -- The great depression and World War II -- From the fair deal to the great society -- The U.S. welfare state since 1970 -- A cross-national perspective on the American welfare state -- Theories -- Cultural influences on social policy development -- Political institutions and U.S. social policy -- Political parties and social policy -- Interest groups -- Constituencies and public opinion -- Race and ethnicity in U.S. social policy -- Gender -- Programs for the elderly -- Social security -- Private pensions -- Medicare -- Long term care for the elderly -- Programs for the poor and near-poor -- Medicaid -- Temporary assistance for needy families -- The politics of supporting low-wage workers and families -- Food assistance programs and food security -- Public housing and vouchers -- Programs for the disabled -- Social security disability insurance and supplemental security income -- Workers' compensation -- Programs for workers and families -- Unemployment insurance -- Care and work-family policies -- Home ownership policy -- Private health insurance : tax breaks, regulation, and politics -- Pension and he -- Social programs for soldiers and veterans -- Policy outcomes -- Poverty -- Inequality -- Citizenship.
9780199838509 (hardback : alk. paper)
2014016381
Public welfare--United States.
United States--Social policy. United States--Social conditions.