Author: Edwin Amenta

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2000-04-09

Total Pages: 364

ISBN-13: 9780691050683

According to conventional wisdom, American social policy has always been stingy. This book reminds the reader that 60 years ago the US led the world in social provision. He combines historical and political theory to account for this fact - and to explain why their leading role was short-lived.