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Author Béland, Daniel.

Title The politics of policy change : welfare, medicare, and social security reform in the United States / Daniel Béland and Alex Waddan.

Publication Info. Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, [2012]
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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  361.61 B426P    Check Shelf
Description xi, 223 pages ; 23 cm.
Series American governance and public policy series
American governance and public policy.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [179]-211) and index.
Contents Preface -- Introduction -- Welfare reform, 1996 -- Medicare reform, 2003 -- Failed attempt at social security reform, 2005 -- Conclusion -- References -- Index.
Summary 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 Politics of Policy Change compares and contrasts recent developments in three major federal policy areas in the United States: welfare, Medicare, and Social Security. Daniel Beland and Alex Waddan argue that we should pay close attention to the role of ideas when explaining the motivations for, and obstacles to, policy change. This insightful book concentrates on three cases of social policy reform (or attempted reform) that took place during the presidencies of Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. Beland and Waddan further employ their framework to help explain the meaning of the 2010 health insurance reform and other developments that have taken place during the Obama presidency. The result is a book that will improve our understanding of the politics of policy change in contemporary federal politics.
Subject United States -- Social policy.
Public welfare -- United States.
Medicare.
Social security -- United States.
United States -- Politics and government.
Added Author Waddan, Alex, 1964-
Added Title Welfare, medicare, and social security reform in the United States
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