This edition reveals the results of a survey of attitudes of both the public and members of the U.S. House of Representatives about Social Security, Supplementa

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Through a practical introduction to the policies of the American welfare state—a wide-ranging subject much discussed but seldom described—this concise volum

'. . . the book makes clear that there is a consensus on the need for and desire for change'-PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REVIEW

The Welfare State Nobody Knows challenges a number of myths and half-truths about U.S. social policy. The American welfare state is supposed to be a pale imitat