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A discussion of how political rhetoric shapes the debate on welfare policy in the United States. The author considers topics such as how welfare became a programme fraught with problems and abuses, and why and when welfare was the answer to a problem and when it became the problem.
List of contents
1 Introduction: Why Is Welfare a Dilemma for American Politics? -- 2 A Brief History of Welfare in the United States -- 3 Welfare Reform in the Policymaking Process -- 4 Welfare Policy in American Politics: From Rhetoric to Reform -- 5 Implementation and Beyond: The Present and Future of Welfare Reform
About the author
Anne Marie Cammisa is assistant professor of government at Suffolk University. Since 1994 she has been a visiting scholar at the Murray Research centre at Radcliffe College.
Summary
A discussion of how political rhetoric shapes the debate on welfare policy in the United States. The author considers topics such as how welfare became a programme fraught with problems and abuses, and why and when welfare was the answer to a problem and when it became the problem.
