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Welfare and Welfare Reform (Library in a Book)
Streissguth, Thomas, Tom Streissguth
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Description for Welfare and Welfare Reform (Library in a Book)
Hardcover. Num Pages: 282 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKS; YQN. Category: (ES) Secondary; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 576.
Private and public welfare programs have provided those in need with basic necessitiesa??including food, clothing, health services, and housinga??throughout the history of the United States. But the debate over welfare is contentious: it concerns basic ideas about the proper function, size, and obligations of government, and these topics lie at the heart of America's conservative/liberal divide. Despite a major reform of welfare in the 1990s, economists continue to dispute the effects of welfare on neighborhoods, families, and employment. Welfare and Welfare Reform provides the clear and essential information that readers need to understand and research welfare issues. This timely volume ... Read more
Private and public welfare programs have provided those in need with basic necessitiesa??including food, clothing, health services, and housinga??throughout the history of the United States. But the debate over welfare is contentious: it concerns basic ideas about the proper function, size, and obligations of government, and these topics lie at the heart of America's conservative/liberal divide. Despite a major reform of welfare in the 1990s, economists continue to dispute the effects of welfare on neighborhoods, families, and employment. Welfare and Welfare Reform provides the clear and essential information that readers need to understand and research welfare issues. This timely volume ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Facts on File
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780816071142
SKU
V9780816071142
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About Streissguth, Thomas, Tom Streissguth
Tom Streissguth holds a B.A. from Yale University, where he studied music, languages, and history. He has worked as a teacher, editor, and journalist and has traveled widely throughout western Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. He has written more than 60 nonfiction books in the areas of history, biography, geography, and current events, including the prize-winning Hoaxers and Hustlers ... Read more
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