This book offers a careful examination of the politics of social policy in an era of austerity and conservative governance. Focusing on the administrations of R

A wonderful book- certain to be the benchmark study of Welfare states in hard times. Pierson's linkage of policy feedbacks and political institutions provides a

Why has old-age security become less solidaristic and increasingly tied to risky capitalist markets? Drawing on rich archival data that covers more than fifty y

The American welfare state is often blamed for exacerbating social problems confronting African Americans while failing to improve their economic lot. Michael K

This book recounts the transformation of American poor relief in the decades spanning the New Deal and the War on Poverty.