American Social Welfare Policy: A Pluralist Approach — Howard Jacob Karger et al. (2017)

Book Description

American social welfare policy — Social policy and the American welfare state — A brief history of the American social welfare state — Social welfare policy research : a framework for policy analysis — Discrimination in american society — Poverty in America — The voluntary and for-profit social sectors — The voluntary sector today — Privatization and human service corporations — The government sector — The making of governmental policy — Tax policy and income distribution — Social insurance programs — Public assistance programs — The American health ccare system — Mental health and substance abuse policy — Criminal justice — Child welfare policy — Housing policies — The politics of food policy and rural life — The American welfare state in perspective — The American welfare state in international perspective — Glossary — Index

Book Details

• Author: Howard Jacob Karger, David Stoesz
• Publisher: Pearson
• Published Date: 2017
• Published Year: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN-13: 9780134303192