{"product_id":"american-labor-congress-and-the-welfare-state-19352010-9781421400877","title":"American Labor Congress and the Welfare State","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRoof's shrewd exploration of unions, Congress, and the political process challenges conventional explanations for organized labor's political failings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Roof succeeds at taking complicated issues and making them understandable. This meticulously researched book may well be the final word on what has prevented the labor movement from making greater strides in winning prolabor and progressive policies at the national level.\" (Peter L. Francia, author of The Future of Organized Labor in American Politics)\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1. The Rise of Organized Labor and the Conservative Coalition\u003cbr\u003e2. Labor, the Conservative Coalition, and the Welfare State\u003cbr\u003e3. Possibilities and Limits in the Great Society\u003cbr\u003e4. Changing the Rules of the Game\u003cbr\u003e5. Postreform Stalemate on Labor's Agenda\u003cbr\u003e6. The More Things Change, the More They Remain the Same\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49529522127191,"sku":"9781421400877","price":33.88,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781421400877.jpg?v=1731875943","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/american-labor-congress-and-the-welfare-state-19352010-9781421400877","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}