American Social Welfare Policy : Dynamics of Formulation and Change

Rochefort, David

Routledge（2019/04発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 218 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780367006723
• DDC分類 361.610973

Full Description

Social welfare activities stand at the heart of the modern democratic state as they absorb ever-increasing budget allocations and stimulate debate over the proper role of government. This study analyzes the development of social welfare policy in modern America, beginning with a critical assessment of the dominant "progressive†and "social control

Contents

Westview Special Studies -- Introduction -- Theoretical Perspectives on Social Welfare Policy -- Origins of the "Third Psychiatric Revolution": The Community Mental Health Centers Act of 1963 -- Public Policies for a Graying America: Medicare, the Older Americans Act, Social Security, and Supplemental Security Income -- Responding to the New Dependency: The Family Assistance Plan of 1969 -- Toward a Theory of Policy Change -- Postscript: Reagan's Social Welfare Policies