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245 10 a| Making social welfare policy in Americah| [electronic resource] :b| three case studies since 1950 /c| Edward D. Berkowitz.;

260 a| Chicago :b| University of Chicago Press,c| [2020];

300 a| x, 343 pages ;c| 24 cm;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-323) and index.;

505 0 a| Introduction -- Congress passes a law, the labor movement unites, and Walter George retires -- What happened to the disability program and how policy makers tried to respond -- Wilbur Mills, Wilbur Cohen, and Nelson Cruikshank curate Medicare -- The consequences of Medicare from accommodation to regulation -- The continuing consequences of Medicare: choice and prescription drugs -- The welfare reform debate from JFK to Reagan -- Clinton, Gingrich, and welfare reform in 1996.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "This is a study of the development of the American social welfare system during the postwar period through the end of the 20th century. Edward Berkowitz focuses on three case studies, the development of disability insurance in the mid-1950's, the passage of Medicare in 1965, and the welfare reform legislation of 1996, to explore the politics of welfare programs, and the relationship between experts, interest groups, political parties, and the ambitions of political leaders in the development of and resistance to an expanded national role in providing welfare. Issues raised and choices made at the time of the creation of programs like disability insurance continue to shape existing programs and debates about welfare reform decades later as reflected in his third case, the 1996 welfare reform legislation"--c| Provided by publisher.;

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Making social welfare policy in America three case studies since 1950 / Edward D. Berkowitz.

Author/creator	Berkowitz, Edward D.
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2020]
Description	x, 343 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost
Subjects	Public welfare--United States. --History. --20th century. Disability insurance--United States. --History. --20th century. Medicare--History. --20th century. Aid to families with dependent children programs--United States. --History. --20th century.

Contents	Introduction -- Congress passes a law, the labor movement unites, and Walter George retires -- What happened to the disability program and how policy makers tried to respond -- Wilbur Mills, Wilbur Cohen, and Nelson Cruikshank curate Medicare -- The consequences of Medicare from accommodation to regulation -- The continuing consequences of Medicare: choice and prescription drugs -- The welfare reform debate from JFK to Reagan -- Clinton, Gingrich, and welfare reform in 1996.
Abstract	"This is a study of the development of the American social welfare system during the postwar period through the end of the 20th century. Edward Berkowitz focuses on three case studies, the development of disability insurance in the mid-1950's, the passage of Medicare in 1965, and the welfare reform legislation of 1996, to explore the politics of welfare programs, and the relationship between experts, interest groups, political parties, and the ambitions of political leaders in the development of and resistance to an expanded national role in providing welfare. Issues raised and choices made at the time of the creation of programs like disability insurance continue to shape existing programs and debates about welfare reform decades later as reflected in his third case, the 1996 welfare reform legislation"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-323) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2019035397
ISBN	9780226692067 (cloth)
ISBN	9780226692234 (paperback)
ISBN	(ebook)

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