A Political History of the American Welfare System: When Ideas Have Consequences

by Brendon O'Connor

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How did American welfare policy move from the ambitious and altruistic goals of LBJ's Great Society of the 1960s to the punitive and penurious provisions of the Personal Responsibility and Work Reconciliation Act of 1996? This book explores the power of ideology and rhetoric in the transformation of the American liberal welfare state. Based on historical analysis, detailed public policy critique, and original interview data, the story that unfolds...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0742526682

ISBN13:9780742526686

Release Date:October 2003

Publisher:Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Length:304 Pages

Weight:0.90 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 5.8" x 8.9"

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Political Science Politics & Social Sciences

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