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Double Standard
James W. Russell
其他書名
Social Policy in Europe and the United States
出版
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
, 2010-12-16
主題
Political Science / Public Policy / Economic Policy
Political Science / Public Policy / Social Policy
Political Science / Public Policy / Social Security
Social Science / Sociology / General
ISBN
1442206594
9781442206595
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=3eTAAAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋
A third edition of this textbook is now available.
In the second edition of Double Standard, James W. Russell shows how and why different models of social and welfare policy developed in the United States and Europe. He comparatively examines how Europe and the United States have handled common social problems such as poverty, inequality, unemployment, family support, health care provision, ethnic and racial conflict, and crime. These different social policy orientations have produced disparate social ways of life, ways of life that are now in contention for the future of western societies.
Today Europeans see their strong welfare states as necessary to counter the worst features of unrestrained capitalism. They pay high taxes to support generous social benefits. Americans, to the contrary, have been conditioned to shudder at the idea of a welfare state, upholding instead a laissez-faire faith in market solutions to social problems. They pay low taxes and have few tax-subsidized benefits.
This new edition includes the latest available statistical information as well as an analysis of the 2010 health care reform in the United States. The book also compares the social consequences of the latest recession in Europe and the United States.