a pluralist approach Karger, Howard Jacob creator Stoesz, David. text bibliography mau Boston Pearson/A and B c2005 2005 4th ed. monographic eng

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xv, RN-69, 537 p. ill. 24 cm. pt. 1: American social welfare policy -- Social policy and the American welfare state -- Social welfare policy research: A framework for policy analysis -- Technology and social policy -- Discrimination in American society -- Poverty in America -- pt. 2: The voluntary and for-profit social sectors -- The voluntary sector today -- Privatization and human service corporations -- pt. 3: The government sector -- The making of governmental policy -- Tax policy and income distribution -- Social insurance programs -- Public assistance programs -- The American health care system -- Mental health and substance abuse policy -- Criminal justice -- Child welfare policy -- Housing policies -- The politics of food policy and rural life -- pt. 4: The welfare state in perspective -- The American welfare state in international perspective. Howard Jacob Karger, David Stoesz. Includes bibliographical references and index. n-us--- Public welfare United States Welfare state United States Social policy HV95 .K354 2005 361.973 K1836a4 0205420737 2004559166 DLC 041108 20160527194501.0 272072