Politics of Policy Change - Welfare, Medicare, and Social Security Reform in the United States

Informationen zum Autor Daniel Beland is Canada Research Chair in Public Policy and a professor at the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy! University of Saskatchewan campus. He has published eight other books! including What Is Social Policy? Understanding the Welfare State. Alex Waddan is a senior lecturer at the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom. He is the author of The Politics of Social Welfare and Clinton's Legacy? A New Democrat in Governance. Klappentext Compares and contrasts the developments in three major federal policy areas in the United States: welfare! Medicare! and Social Security. This title concentrates on three cases of social policy reform (or attempted reform) that took place during the presidencies of Bill Clinton and George W Bush! Beland and Waddan. Zusammenfassung Compares and contrasts the developments in three major federal policy areas in the United States: welfare! Medicare! and Social Security. This title concentrates on three cases of social policy reform (or attempted reform) that took place during the presidencies of Bill Clinton and George W Bush! Beland and Waddan. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Introduction 1. Welfare Reform! 1996 2. Medicare Reform! 2003 3. The Failed Attempt at Social Security Reform! 2005 ConclusionReferences Index

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• Authors: Daniel B¿nd, Daniel Beland, Daniel Waddan Beland, Daniel Béland, Daniel/ Waddan Béland, Daniel B'Land, Alex Waddan
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.03.2012
• EAN: 9781589018846
• ISBN: 978-1-58901-884-6
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: American Governance and Public Policy Series; American Governance and Public; American Governance and Public Policy series
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system; USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Security, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, Social welfare & social services, United States of America, USA, Social welfare and social services, Central / national / federal government policies, Central government policies