| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 221 pages) |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
Studies of the welfare state have formed an important part of public policy research in the USA since World War II. This volume examines and reconsiders the scope of social welfare transfers, how they are delivered, and whom they benefit. |
| Contents |
Acknowledgments; Contents; Foreword; 1. The Structure of Social Welfare; 2. Commercialization of the Social Market; 3. Personal Social Services: Caring for Profit; 4. Income Maintenance: Indirect Methods and Private Obligations; 5. Asset Maintenance: The Special Case of Farm Welfare; 6. Health Care: Cost Containment and the Service Ethos; 7. Housing: A Joint Venture; 8. The Enabling State: Public Support for Private Responsibility; 9. Implications for the Comparative Study of Social Welfare; Appendix; Index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Public welfare -- United States.
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Public welfare. |
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United States. |
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Human services -- United States.
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Human services. |
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Welfare state.
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Welfare state. |
| Indexed Term |
Welfare services Policies Of Government |
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United States |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Gilbert, Barbara.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Gilbert, Neil, 1940- Enabling state. New York : Oxford University Press, 1989 (DLC) 89031085 |
| ISBN |
1423763882 (electronic book) |
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9781423763888 (electronic book) |
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1601297351 |
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9781601297358 |
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1280524014 |
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9781280524011 |
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0195058941 (Cloth) |
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9780195058949 |
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