American Social Welfare Policy: A Pluralist Approach Contributor(s): Karger, Howard Jacob (Author), Stoesz, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0134628128 ISBN-13: 9780134628127 Publisher: Pearson OUR PRICE: $170.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare |
Dewey: 361.973 |
LCCN: 2017301038 |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 7.9" W x 9.8" (1.55 lbs) 448 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: For courses in Social Welfare Policy. Note: This is the bound book only and does not include access to the Enhanced Pearson eText. To order the Enhanced Pearson eText packaged with a bound book, use ISBN 0134303199. Comprehensive, current coverage of the history, issues, and forces that shape American social welfare policy. American Social Welfare Policy , Eighth Edition cultivates an understanding of both national and international social welfare policy. Using a policy analysis framework, the authors give students the background needed to grasp the social, political, and economic forces that shape social welfare policy, analyze the major programs that make up the U.S. welfare state, and discuss basic social welfare concepts. Updated throughout, the Eighth Edition examines the dramatic domestic and international events occurring since the previous edition that have impacted social welfare policy worldwide. The Enhanced Pearson eText* is:
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