Social Policy and Policymaking by the Branches of Government and the Public-at-Large / / Theodore Stein.

An essential resource for students of social policy and social welfare as well as for social welfare practitioners and other human services professionals, this text examines the policymaking activity of the different branches of the American government and of the public-at-large as well as the inter...

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Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2001]
©2001
Year of Publication:2001
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (512 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Tables
  • List of Figures
  • Preface
  • Part I
  • Chapter 1. Social policy: An Introduction
  • Chapter 2. Social Workers and Social Policy: The Historical Context
  • Chapter 3. Social Work and Social Policy: The Present Context
  • Part II
  • Chapter 4. Social Welfare Policy in the Colonies and Early Nineteenth Century and the Discriminatory Treatment of Racial Minorities
  • Chapter 5. Issues, Problems, and Agenda Setting
  • Chapter 6. Policymaking
  • Chapter 7. The Federal Budget Process
  • Part III
  • Chapter 8. Poverty
  • Chapter 9. Social Insurance
  • Chapter 10. Programs of Public Assistance
  • Chapter 11. Food and Housing
  • Chapter 12. Health Policy
  • Chapter 13. Civil Rights
  • Part IV
  • Chapter 14. Social Services
  • Chapter 15. Child Welfare
  • Chapter 16. Education
  • Part V
  • Chapter 17. Implementation
  • Chapter 18. Policy Practice
  • Guide to On-Line Research
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index