Description
In The Politics of Policy Change Daniel Beland and Alex Waddan provide an insightful analysis of the major reforms enacted in the past two decades in the United States-Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Medicare, and Social Security. They describe the politics of policy reform in a lively and readable fashion and convincingly demonstrate why government is necessary to protect the well-being of all citizens. -- Jill Quadagno, Florida State University, and author of One Nation, Uninsured: Why the US Has No National Health Insurance Beland and Waddan have pulled off a major coup and written what will soon be a standard work on America's welfare state. Drawing on the insights of a generation of institutionally minded social scientists, their analysis of recent welfare, Social Security, and health care finance efforts both synthesizes and advances the discussion. It makes developments in these fields intelligible to subject specialists and the interested public alike. -- Edward D. Berkowitz, professor of history, public policy, and public administration, The George Washington University
About the Author
Daniel Beland is Canada Research Chair in Public Policy and a professor at the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Saskatchewan campus. He has published eight other books, including What Is Social Policy? Understanding the Welfare State. Alex Waddan is a senior lecturer at the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom. He is the author of The Politics of Social Welfare and Clinton's Legacy? A New Democrat in Governance.
Reviews
This theoretically sophisticated and empirically rich book is an important contribution to the policy making literature, and will help readers understand why things change and why they stay the same. Choice A lively and readable synthesis of much of the vast social scientific and historical literature on the contemporary American welfare state. It is also an invaluable primer on recent developments in Medicare, welfare, and pension policy. Perspectives on Politics
Book Information
ISBN 9781589018846
Author Daniel Beland
Format Paperback
Page Count 224
Imprint Georgetown University Press
Publisher Georgetown University Press
Weight(grams) 363g