The Failed Welfare Revolution: America's Struggle over Guaranteed Income Policy
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| Rating | : | 4.30 (814 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 069117797X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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His account, based on extensive original research in presidential archives, draws on mainstream social science perspectives that emphasize the influence of powerful stakeholder groups and policymaking institutions. But Steensland also shows that some of the most potent obstacles to guaranteed income plans were cultural. Surprisingly from today's vantage point, guaranteed income plans received broad bipartisan support in the 1960s. This episode has largely vanished from America's collective memory. One proposal, President Nixon's Family Assistance Plan, nearly passed into law in the 1970s, and President Carter advanced a similar
. Brian Steensland is assistant professor of sociology at Indiana University
An added bonus is the discussion of proposals by the Carter administration later in the decade to reformulate these ideas. It is richly documented, draws effectively on theoretical ideas and transcends the limitations of many historical accounts by linking developments in the 1970s to current social welfare debates. Berkowitz, Journal of American History"The Failed Welfare Revolution is a well-researched book that fills a significant gap in the literature on U.S. Winner of the 2009 Best Book Award in Political Sociology, American Sociological AssociationCo-Winner of the 2009 Mary Douglas Prize for Best