The Failed Welfare Revolution: America's Struggle Over Guaranteed Income Policy

by Brian Steensland

Book Overview

Today the United States has one of the highest poverty rates among the world's rich industrial democracies. The Failed Welfare Revolution shows us that things might have turned out differently. During the 1960s and 1970s, policymakers in three presidential administrations tried to replace the nation's existing welfare system with a revolutionary program to guarantee Americans basic economic security. Surprisingly from today's vantage point,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 069117797X
• ISBN13: 9780691177977
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"