Controversial Issues in Social Welfare Policy: Government and the Pursuit of Happiness (CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES IN PUBLIC POLICY) - Hardcover

Chelf, Carl P.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0803940424 ISBN 13: 9780803940420

Verlag: SAGE Publications Inc, 1992

Inhaltsangabe

While the Social Security Act of 1935 and the War on Poverty in 1964 achieved substantial success in social welfare, they failed to provide ultimate solutions to some of our most perplexing social and economic problems. What lessons, if any, have we learned from these past efforts and where do we go from here? Carl Chelf explores these questions and provides the most current data available in his discussion of social welfare programs and policy issues. He explores the role of government (federal, state, and local) in future programs to alleviate poverty, hunger, homelessness, and unemployment. Unique to this volume is Chelf's even-handed exploration of the major controversies in social welfare policy; he includes major arguments on both sides of the issues involved. Controversial Issues in Social Welfare Policy provides a wealth of information, including potential solutions. Chelf suggests ways to address the disparities and unfair aspects of our existing programs as we look toward the social and political agenda of the future. Academics and students in public policy, social work, sociology, economics, and political science will enjoy this excellent treatment, as well as practitioners who administer social welfare policies in federal, state, and local agencies and legislators and their staff who deal with these issues. "Throughout this book, the author presents factual discussions of substantive social welfare issues. In a balanced manner, he examines the history of each topic, liberal and conservative viewpoints, major issues and problems, and solutions for consideration. Practitioners, students, and others interested in a factual and informed discussion of some of the most controversial social welfare issues in America will enjoy and appreciate this book. Current data are used to illustrate the discussion, and numerous charts and graphs help to illustrate key points. This book is clearly written, well documented, and easy to read. The reader will find it to be a valuable contribution to our understanding of social welfare policy in the United States." -Families in Society

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: SAGE Publications Inc
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1992
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0803940424
• ISBN 13: 9780803940420
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 176
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