Welfare as We Knew it

Welfare as We Knew it
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 217
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ISBN-10 : 9780195113372
ISBN-13 : 0195113373
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Book Synopsis Welfare as We Knew it by : Charles Noble

Download or read book Welfare as We Knew it written by Charles Noble and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1997 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compared to other rich Western democracies, the United States historically has done less to help its citizens adapt to the uncertainties of life in a market economy. Nor does the immediate future seem to promise anything different. In Welfare As We Know It, Charles Noble offers a groundbreaking explanation of why America is so different, arguing that deeply rooted political factors, not public opinion, have limited what social reformers have been able to accomplish.


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