The Politics of Policy Change: Welfare, Medicare, and Social Security Reform in the United States

by Daniel Béland and Alex Waddan

Book Overview

For generations, debating the expansion or contraction of the American welfare state has produced some of the nation's most heated legislative battles. Attempting social policy reform is both risky and complicated, especially when it involves dealing with powerful vested interests, sharp ideological disagreements, and a nervous public. The main goals of this book are to improve our understanding of the politics of policy change and to develop a framework...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1589018842
• ISBN13: 9781589018846
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher