Double standard : social policy in Europe and the United States /: social policy in Europe and the United States. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: James W. Russell.
• Authors: Russell, James W, 1944-
• Contents: Introduction: From Social Problems to Social Policies ; Part I: The Development of Social Policy ; 1 The Social Worldview of Medieval Christianity as Prologue ; 2 Secular Transitions and Assumptions ; 3 The Limits of Laissez-Faire Capitalism ; 4 From Theory to Ideology and Politics ; 5 Origins of Social Policy in Europe and the United States ; 6 Comparative Welfare States ; Part II: Key Social Policies ; 7 Inequality and Social Cohesion ; 8 Poverty ; 9 Unemployment: The Sword of Damocles ; 10 Support for Child Raising and Education ; 11 Retirement and Disability ; 12 Health Care ; 13 Race and Immigration ; 14 Incarceration as Social Policy ; Summary: Principles for Progressive Social Policy
• Edition: Fourth edition
• Publisher Details: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 320.6094; Social policy -- Cross-cultural studies; Social policy -- History; Europe -- Social policy; United States -- Social policy
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781538103357
• Related ISBNs: 9781538103333; 9781538103340
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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