The Divided Welfare State: The Battle over Public and Private Social Benefits in the United States
Jacob S. HackerSep 2002
Cambridge University PressThe Divided Welfare State is the first comprehensive political analysis of America's system of public and private social benefits. Everyone knows that the American welfare state is less expensive and extensive, later to develop and slower to grow, than comparable programs abroad. American social spending is as high as spending in many European nations. What is distinctive is that so many social welfare duties are handled by the private sector with government support. With historical reach and statistical and cross-national evidence, The Divided Welfare State demonstrates that private social benefits have not been shaped by public policy, but have deeply influenced the politics of public social programs - to produce a social policy framework whose political and social effects are strikingly different than often assumed. At a time of fierce new debates about social policy, this book is essential to understanding the roots of America's distinctive model and its future possibilities.
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Cambridge University Press
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Published on
Sep 9, 2002
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Pages
433
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ISBN
9781139936583
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Language
English
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Genres
History / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)
History / Modern / 20th Century
Political Science / American Government / General
Political Science / General
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