Obama’s Welfare Legacy : : An Assessment of US Anti-Poverty Policies / / Anne Daguerre.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Bristol UP/Policy Press Complete eBook-Package 2017
• VerfasserIn: Daguerre, Anne,
• MitwirkendeR: Morgan, Kimberly J.,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol : : Policy Press, , [2017]; ©2017
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (176 p.)

The election of Barack Obama in the midst of the 2008 economic downturn brought hope to millions and presented an opportunity for expanding socio-economic rights. But the Obama administration was consistently constrained by the challenges of divided government, and the now threatened Affordable Care Act (‘Obamacare’) remains the stand-out welfare reform of his Presidency. Using new research, Anne Daguerre examines Obama’s legacy on welfare and antipoverty policies, focusing in particular on the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The book provides an up-to-date account of the contemporary politics of poverty and public entitlements in the US, comparing this with the Western European experience and its traditionally strong commitment to social welfare, to assess what lessons can be learned.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Contents -- List of abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Introduction -- The American social contract -- The Obama administration’s vision -- Navigating the political backlash -- The politics of damage limitation -- Obama’s welfare and antipoverty policies: an assessment -- Conclusion: The American welfare state in comparative perspective -- References -- Index