The Transformation of Old Age Security : Class and Politics in the American Welfare State
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0226699234
ISBN-13
9780226699233
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Imprint
University of Chicago Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Feb 18th, 1988
Print length
268 Pages
Weight
539 grams
Dimensions
2.40 x 1.60 x 0.20 cms
Product Classification:
Welfare & benefit systemsInsurance & actuarial studies
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Why did the United States lag behind Germany, Britain, and Sweden in adopting a national plan for the elderly? When the Social Security Act was finally enacted in 1935, why did it depend on a class-based double standard? Why is old age welfare in the United States still less comprehensive than its European counterparts? In this sophisticated analytical chronicle of one hundred years of American welfare history, Jill Quadagno explores the curious birth of old age assistance in the United States. Grounded in historical research and informed by social science theory, the study reveals how public assistance grew from colonial-era poor laws, locally financed and administered, into a massive federal bureaucracy.
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