American social welfare policy : a pluralist approach /
Karger, Howard Jacob,1948-author.
Stoesz, David,author.
Revised edition of American social welfare policy, [2014].
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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 care 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.
Public welfare
Welfare state
Public welfare.
Social policy.
Welfare state.