num_pages: 346
description: This classic book serves as a starting point for any serious discussion of welfare reform. Losing Ground argues that the ambitious social programs of the1960s and 1970s actually made matters worse for its supposed beneficiaries, the poor and minorities. Charles Murray startled readers by recommending that we abolish welfare reform, but his position launched a debate culminating in President Clinton’s proposal “to end welfare as we know it.”
language: English
title: Losing Ground: American Social Policy, 1950-1980
titlecomplete: Losing Ground: American Social Policy, 1950-1980
genres: Political Science, History, Cultural, Philosophy, Sociology, Economics, American History, Nonfiction, Social Science, Politics
ratings_count: 623
publisher: Basic Books