How did American welfare policy move from the ambitious and altruistic goals of LBJ's Great Society of the 1960s to the punitive and penurious provisions of the Personal Responsibility and Work Reconciliation Act of 1996? This book explores the power of ideology and rhetoric in the transformation of the American liberal welfare state. Based on historical analysis, detailed public policy critique, and original interview data, the story that unfolds is one of both personality and politics. Author Brendon O'Connor places the ...
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How did American welfare policy move from the ambitious and altruistic goals of LBJ's Great Society of the 1960s to the punitive and penurious provisions of the Personal Responsibility and Work Reconciliation Act of 1996? This book explores the power of ideology and rhetoric in the transformation of the American liberal welfare state. Based on historical analysis, detailed public policy critique, and original interview data, the story that unfolds is one of both personality and politics. Author Brendon O'Connor places the American welfare policy debate in wider perspective, showing how America's particular use of ideas and conceptions of economics and politics worked to reshape the national perception of poverty, morality, and economic responsibility over time.
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Very good. Ex-library. viii, 293 p. : ill.; 24 cm. LCCN 2003017090 Type of material Book Personal name O'Connor, Brendon, 1969-Main title A political history of the American welfare system: when ideas have consequences / Brendon O'Connor. Published/Created Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, 2003. Description viii, 293 p. : ill.; 24 cm. ISBN 0742526674 (cloth: alk. paper) 0742526682 (pbk. : alk. paper) LC classification HV95. O326 2003 LC Subjects Public welfare--United States. United States--Social policy. Notes Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-284) and index. Dewey class no. 361.6/0973 Geographic area code n-us---
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