Oxford handbook of U.S. social policy [electronic resource] / edited by Daniel Béland, Christopher Howard Kimberly J. Morgan.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Béland, Daniel (Editor of compilation)
Morgan, Kimberly J., 1970- (Editor of compilation)
Howard, Christopher, 1961- (Editor of compilation)
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, [2015].
Subjects:
Public welfare > United States.
United States > Social policy.
United States > Social conditions.
Online Access:
Oxford Handbooks Online 2014 Collection: 2014 (Oxford Academic)
ProQuest Ebook Central: 2014 (Ebook Central @ Proquest)
EBSCO eBooks: 2014 (EBSCO)
eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2014 (EBSCO)
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • 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.