TY  - BOOK
AU  - Karger,Howard Jacob
AU  - Stoesz,David
TI  - American social welfare policy: a pluralist approach
SN  - 0205420737
AV  - HV95 .K354 2005
U1  - 361.973 22
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Boston
PB  - Pearson/A and B
KW  - Public welfare
KW  - United States
KW  - Local
KW  - Welfare state
KW  - Social policy
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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
ER  -