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The oxford handbook of U.S. social policy/ edited by Daniel Beland, Christopher Howard and Kimberly J. Morgan.

Contributor(s): Beland, Daniel, ed | Howard, Christopher, ed | Morgan, Kimberly J., edMaterial type: Text

TextPublication details: New York: Oxford University Press, 2015Description: xi, 668 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN: 978019838509Subject(s): Public welfare | Social conditions | Social policy | United StatesDDC classification: 361.610973

Contents:

The fragmented American welfare state : putting the pieces together / Daniel Béland, Christopher Howard, and Kimberly J. Morgan -- Social provision before the twentieth century / Laura S. Jensen -- The progressive era / David Brian Robertson -- The great depression and World War II / Andrew Morris -- From the fair deal to the great society / Jennifer Klein -- The U.S. welfare state since 1970 / Alex Waddan -- A cross-national perspective on the American welfare state / Julia F. Lynch -- Cultural influences on social policy development / J. Taylor Danielson and Robin Stryker -- Political institutions and U.S. social policy / Edwin Amenta and Amber Celina Tierney -- Political parties and social policy / Jeffrey M. Stonecash -- Interest groups / Tracy Roof -- Constituencies and public opinion / Andrea Louise Campbell and Michael W. Sances -- Race and ethnicity in U.S. social policy / Robert C. Lieberman -- Gender / Ellen Reese, Stephanie D'Auria, and Sandra Loughrin -- Social security / Edward D. Berkowitz and Larry DeWitt -- Private pensions / Teresa Ghilarducci -- Medicare / Jonathan Oberlander -- Long term care for the elderly / Madonna Harrington Meyer and Jessica Hausauer -- Medicaid / Colleen M. Grogan and Christina M. Andrews -- Temporary assistance for needy families / R. Kent Weaver -- The politics of supporting low-wage workers and families / Daniel P. Gitterman -- Food assistance programs and food security / Craig Gundersen -- Public housing and vouchers / Alex Schwartz -- Social security disability insurance and supplemental security income / Jennifer L. Erkulwater -- Workers' compensation / Leslie I. Boden and Emily A. Spieler -- Unemployment insurance / Stephen A. Woodbury -- Care and work-family policies / Sonya Michel -- Home ownership policy / Peter Dreier and Alex Schwartz -- Private health insurance : tax breaks, regulation, and politics / James A. Morone -- Pension and health benefits for public-sector workers / Lee A. Craig -- Social programs for soldiers and veterans / Meredith Kleykamp and Crosby Hipes -- Poverty / David Brady and Lane M. Destro -- Inequality / Stephanie Moller and Joya Misra -- Citizenship / Suzanne Mettler and Alexis N. Walker.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Reference Books	Central Library, Sikkim University Reference	Reference Collection	361.610973 BEL/O (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not For Loan		P41395

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The fragmented American welfare state : putting the pieces together / Daniel Béland, Christopher Howard, and Kimberly J. Morgan --
Social provision before the twentieth century / Laura S. Jensen --
The progressive era / David Brian Robertson --
The great depression and World War II / Andrew Morris --
From the fair deal to the great society / Jennifer Klein --
The U.S. welfare state since 1970 / Alex Waddan --
A cross-national perspective on the American welfare state / Julia F. Lynch --
Cultural influences on social policy development / J. Taylor Danielson and Robin Stryker --
Political institutions and U.S. social policy / Edwin Amenta and Amber Celina Tierney --
Political parties and social policy / Jeffrey M. Stonecash --
Interest groups / Tracy Roof --
Constituencies and public opinion / Andrea Louise Campbell and Michael W. Sances --
Race and ethnicity in U.S. social policy / Robert C. Lieberman --
Gender / Ellen Reese, Stephanie D'Auria, and Sandra Loughrin --
Social security / Edward D. Berkowitz and Larry DeWitt --
Private pensions / Teresa Ghilarducci --
Medicare / Jonathan Oberlander --
Long term care for the elderly / Madonna Harrington Meyer and Jessica Hausauer --
Medicaid / Colleen M. Grogan and Christina M. Andrews --
Temporary assistance for needy families / R. Kent Weaver --
The politics of supporting low-wage workers and families / Daniel P. Gitterman --
Food assistance programs and food security / Craig Gundersen --
Public housing and vouchers / Alex Schwartz --
Social security disability insurance and supplemental security income / Jennifer L. Erkulwater --
Workers' compensation / Leslie I. Boden and Emily A. Spieler --
Unemployment insurance / Stephen A. Woodbury --
Care and work-family policies / Sonya Michel --
Home ownership policy / Peter Dreier and Alex Schwartz --
Private health insurance : tax breaks, regulation, and politics / James A. Morone --
Pension and health benefits for public-sector workers / Lee A. Craig --
Social programs for soldiers and veterans / Meredith Kleykamp and Crosby Hipes --
Poverty / David Brady and Lane M. Destro --
Inequality / Stephanie Moller and Joya Misra --
Citizenship / Suzanne Mettler and Alexis N. Walker.

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