Author : Theodore R. Marmor
Release : 1990
Genre : Political Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 690/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis America's Misunderstood Welfare State by : Theodore R. Marmor
Download or read book America's Misunderstood Welfare State written by Theodore R. Marmor. This book was released on 1990. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors convincingly rebuff the 20-year assault on the United States welfare state, launched by the left and the right. They argue that America's "insurance-opportunity"-oriented welfare is compatible with two basic U.S. ideological principles: rugged individualism and mutual support. The authors systematically dismantle arguments, used in the assault, that U.S. welfare is economically undesirable, unaffordable, and ungovernable; and successfully defend America's welfare achievements while correcting and dispelling popular misconceptions and myths about it. The authors reject comprehensive reform but promote workable incremental reforms, compatible with America's fundamental ideological beliefs, to specific welfare programs. ISBN 0-465-05969-4: $22.95.