Publication

2014-06-18 - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Language

English

Word Count

50,500 words, Guess

Page Count

202 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number2014009878
  • Amazon144223024X

Classifications

  • LCCHN28 .R87 2014
  • LCCHN28.R87 2014
  • LCCHN28 .R87 2015

Description

Explains how and why different models of social and welfare policy developed in the United States and Europe. The third edition contains new material on the Affordable Care Act in the United States compared to European health care programs; the influence of Milton Friedman on the reduction of social spending and privatization of social programs; paid vacation differences between Europe and the United States; a new afterword on the continuing social effects of the 2008 recession in the Europe and the United States; and an updating of statistical information.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Double Standard: Social Policy in Europe and the United StatesHardcoverRowman & Littlefield Publishers2014-06-18
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