Essentials of social welfare
Subtitle: politics and public policy
By: Diana M. DiNitto, David H. Johnson
Contributors: Johnson, David H.
Edition: Brief ed.
Publisher: Pearson Education
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Upper Saddle River, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 344
ISBN-13: 9780205011612
Subjects: Social policy; Public welfare
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 308-338) and index.
Table of contents: title: Politics and the policymaking process; title: Analyzing, implementing, and evaluating social welfare policy; title: Politics and the history of social welfare policy; title: Ending poverty : is it an issue anymore?; title: What is poverty?; title: Why are the poor, poor?; title: The politics of hunger; title: The politics of affordable housing; title: A fundamental shift; title: Preventing poverty : social insurance and personal responsibility; title: Preventing poverty through compulsory savings; title: Disability policy : from public assistance to civil rights; title: A fair definition, a fair policy; title: Veterans administration disability system; title: Disability and work; title: The era of civil rights for individuals with disabilities; title: Disability policy for children.