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03368aam a2200469 i 4500 001 B21D83D490F111EA86A69E4897128E48 003 SILO 005 20200508010100 008 130830s2014 nyu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2013034765 020 $a 0415730058 020 $a 9780415730051 020 $a 041573004X 020 $a 9780415730044 035 $a (OCoLC)857370310 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d YDX $d OCLCO $d YDXCP $d BTCTA $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d BDX $d OVY $d OCLCQ $d UKMGB $d CNCLB $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a HV95 $b .G536 2014 082 00 $a 361.6/50973 $2 23 084 $a POL000000 $2 bisacsh 084 $a D771.27 $2 clc 100 1 $a Glenn, Brian J., $d 1969- $e author. 245 14 $a The American welfare state : $b a practical guide / $c Brian J. Glenn. 264 1 $a New York : $b Routledge, $c 2014. 300 $a xvii, 106 pages ; $c 23 cm 505 0 $a Some introductory thoughts on the American welfare state -- Income assistance -- Housing assistance -- Nutrition assistance -- Medical assistance -- Conclusion. 520 $a "Through a practical introduction to the policies of the American welfare state--a wide-ranging subject much discussed but seldom described--this slim volume details the four main areas of social welfare policy: housing assistance, nutrition assistance, income assistance, and medical assistance. In plain, approachable language, author Brian J. Glenn explains, for example, how Section 8 housing vouchers function, what WIC is, the Medicare program, and what Temporary Aid to Needy Families does. It is written in a manner that allows a complete novice to understand these programs in a brisk and comprehensive fashion that is both short enough to assign over a couple of nights in a course and yet detailed enough for the programs to be understood at a quite nuanced level. Due to federalism, many of these programs differ, sometimes dramatically, from locality to locality, and thus in order to understand how these programs function, Glenn looks at the support a poor household would receive in five cities: Boston, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, and New Orleans. This covers not only a geographic spread, but also the range of programs from those on the higher end of the spectrum to those at the lowest levels of support, giving the reader a feel for the range of funding levels and also the variety of different ways programs can be implemented. In short, this book is a handy teaching and research tool that a professor can assign over a night or two to fill a huge gap in the literature on a subject that many want to teach but lack the knowledge and resources to do"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 650 0 $a Public welfare $z United States. 650 0 $a Welfare state $z United States. 651 0 $a United States $x Social policy. 650 7 $a POLITICAL SCIENCE $x General. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a Public welfare. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01083250 650 7 $a Social policy. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01122738 650 7 $a Welfare state. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01173685 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 776 08 $i ebook version: $z 9781317913245 941 $a 1 952 $l CEAX572 $d 20200508021241.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=B21D83D490F111EA86A69E4897128E48 994 $a 92 $b UINInitiate Another SILO Locator Search