Hidden Welfare State - Tax Expenditures and Social Policy in the United States

About the author

Christopher Howard

Summary

Aalyzes the "hidden" welfare state created by such programs as tax deductions for home mortgage interest and employer-provided retirement pensions, the Earned Income Tax Credit, and the Targeted Jobs Tax Credit. This book focuses on the reasons why individuals, businesses, and public officials support tax expenditures.

Product details

• Authors: Christopher Howard
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.03.1999
• EAN: 9780691005294
• ISBN: 978-0-691-00529-4
• No. of pages: 272
• Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International, and Comparative Perspectives; Princeton Studies in American Politics
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Public Finance, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, Taxation, United States of America, USA, Public finance and taxation, Welfare & benefit systems, Welfare and benefit systems