Protecting soldiers and mothers : the political origins of social policy in the United States

Protecting soldiers and mothers : the political origins of social policy in the United States / Theda Skocpol.

It is widely held that the United States lagged behind the countries of Western Europe in developing modern social policies. But, as Theda Skocpol shows in this new historical analysis, the United States actually pioneered generous social spending for many of its elderly, disabled and dependent citi...

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Main Author: Skocpol, Theda (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1995.
Edition:First Harvard University Press paperback edition.
Subjects:
1800-1999
Geschichte 1865-1923.
Public welfare > United States > History > 19th century.
Public welfare > United States > History > 20th century.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Human Services.
Public welfare
Social policy
Sozialpolitik
United States > Social policy.
United States
USA
History
Online Access:Click for online access
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Summary:It is widely held that the United States lagged behind the countries of Western Europe in developing modern social policies. But, as Theda Skocpol shows in this new historical analysis, the United States actually pioneered generous social spending for many of its elderly, disabled and dependent citizens.;Theda Skocpol's previous works include the prize-winning "States and Social Revolutions".
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxi, 714 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 557-693) and index.
ISBN:9780674043725
0674043723
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 27, 2018).

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