The failed welfare revolution : America's struggle over guaranteed income policy

The failed welfare revolution : America's struggle over guaranteed income policy / Brian Steensland.

Today the United States has one of the highest poverty rates among the world's rich industrial democracies. The Failed Welfare Revolution shows us that things might have turned out differently. During the 1960s and 1970s, policymakers in three presidential administrations tried to replace the n...

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Main Author: Steensland, Brian, 1967-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2008.
Subjects:
Public welfare > United States.
Basic income > United States.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Poverty & Homelessness.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
Basic income
Public welfare
Sozialpolitik
Garantiertes Mindesteinkommen
Armoede.
Armenzorg.
Inkomensbeleid.
United States
USA
Verenigde Staten.
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Summary:Today the United States has one of the highest poverty rates among the world's rich industrial democracies. The Failed Welfare Revolution shows us that things might have turned out differently. During the 1960s and 1970s, policymakers in three presidential administrations tried to replace the nation's existing welfare system with a revolutionary program to guarantee Americans basic economic security. Surprisingly from today's vantage point, guaranteed income plans received broad bipartisan support in the 1960s. One proposal, President Nixon's Family Assistance Plan, nearly passed into law in t.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 304 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-295) and index.
ISBN:9781400837489
1400837480
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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