{"product_id":"the-welfare-state-nobody-knows-debunking-myths-about-u-s-social-policy-9780691138336","title":"The Welfare State Nobody Knows  Debunking Myths","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe American welfare state is supposed to be a pale imitation of 'true' welfare states in Europe and Canada. This book argues that the American welfare state is in fact larger, more popular, and more dynamic than commonly believed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2007 \"The Welfare State Nobody Knows goes a long way to fill in the gap left by previous research intended to quantify and categorize the American welfare state. Howard's combination of quantitative and qualitative tools is refreshing.\"--Carrie A. Ross, Journal of Children and Poverty \"The Welfare State Nobody Knows is without doubt an insightful, provocative, and wide-ranging book that should reach a broad scholarly audience. In the classroom and in scholarly publications, the book will undoubtedly stimulate lively debates about the nature, history, and politics of American social policy. All students of American social policy would benefit from reading it.\"--Daniel Beland, American Journal of Sociology\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Boxes, Figures, and Tables vii  Acknowledgments ix  Acronyms xiii      INTRODUCTION 1      PART I: Basic Tour 11      CHAPTER 1: She's So Unusual 13  CHAPTER 2: Tracks of My Tiers 27  CHAPTER 3: Twice in a Lifetime 53      PART II: New Horizons 71      CHAPTER 4: Ogres, Onions, and Layers (or, How Republicans Built the American Welfare State) 73  CHAPTER 5: Programs for the Poor Are Not Always Poor Programs 92  CHAPTER 6: Shaq Is Still Pretty Tall: Public Support for the American Welfare State 109  CHAPTER 7: The World According to AARP 125      PART III: Checkpoints and Roadblocks 151      CHAPTER 8: The American States: Laboratories of Democracy or Cryogenic Chambers? 153  CHAPTER 9: Race Still Matters 178  CHAPTER 10: Change versus Progress 192      Notes 211  Index 255","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359109120343,"sku":"9780691138336","price":28.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691138336.jpg?v=1754123624","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-welfare-state-nobody-knows-debunking-myths-about-u-s-social-policy-9780691138336","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}