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Protecting Soldiers and Mothers: The Political Origins of Social Policy in the United States

By Theda Skocpol

Book information

Publisher
Harvard University Press
Year
2022
ISBN
9780674043725
DOI
10.4159/9780674043725
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
47 MB (48801288 bytes)
Pages
736\737
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-22 11:20:49

Description

It is widely held that the United States lagged behind the countries of Western Europe in developing modern social policies. But, as Theda Skocpol shows in this startlingly new historical analysis, the United States actually pioneered generous social spending for many of its elderly, disabled, and dependent citizens.

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