| America's Welfare State: From Roosevelt to Reagan Contributor(s): Berkowitz, Edward D. (Author), Kutler, Stanley I. (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0801841283 ISBN-13: 9780801841286 Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press OUR PRICE: $32.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1991 Annotation: Describing the uneasy evolution of America's welfare programs, Berkowitz explains how Social Security became popular, why it almost went bankrupt, and why its long-term prospects for solvency remain uncertain. He also explores the question of national health insurance, noting that the U.S. outspends Japan on health care per capita by a margin of two to one, and yet millions of Americans remain without health insurance. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Policy - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare - History | United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 361.973 |
| LCCN: 90046424 |
| Series: American Moment |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 5.97" W x 9.13" (0.79 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Social welfare policy in the United States has gone from controversy in the 1930s, to consensus at mid-century, and back to controversy and confusion in the late twentieth century. In America's Welfare State, Edward Berkowitz offers a concise and informative historical overview of this costly and often frustrating area of domestic policy. |