Social Welfare: Politics and Public Policy : with Research NavigatorPearson/Allyn and Bacon, 2007 - 562 pagine Social Welfare: Politics and Public Policy is the most comprehensive and easy-to-understand introduction to the social welfare system and social welfare policy. This is a leading text in social welfare policy in departments of social work, political science, administration and government, and is also used in some departments of sociology. DiNitto focuses on the political aspects of policymaking; she describes the major social welfare programs, including public assistance, Social Security, disability, health insurance, and more. She also addresses racism, sexism, gay rights, and immigration in the context of social welfare policies and programs. Additionally, it includes new and updated information on welfare reform (TANF), food stamps, managed care, disability, aging, the latest figures on poverty, and the latest information on job training and employment. A full range of supplements includes an Instructor's Manual/Test Bank and a Computerized Test Bank. Student supplements include an Online Study Guide. |
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... political forces that impinge on it . This includes the ways in which issues make it to the political agenda and how the fed- eral government as well as state and local governments hammer out social welfare pol- icy in legislative ...
... political environment , it may actually not be rational . Herbert A. Simon , a Nobel Prize win- ner for his studies of the decision - making ... POLITICS , RATIONALISM , AND SOCIAL WELFARE 7 Social Welfare Policy: A Political Approach.
... political conflict . This is true whether we are describing Social Security or the Food Stamp Pro- gram , employment training or access to an abortion , fair housing , or immigration pol- icy . Both rational and political considerations ...
Sommario
Foreword | xi |
Preface Ixi | lxi |
The Public and Social Welfare | 19 |
Copyright | |
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