Protecting Soldiers and Mothers: The Pol
โ Theda Skocpol
๐ Library
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1995
๐ English
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Protecting Soldiers and Mothers: The Political Origins of Social Policy in the United States
โ Scribed by Theda Skocpol
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Year
- 2022
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 737
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
It is widely held that the United States lagged behind the countries of Western Europe in developing modern social policies. But, as Theda Skocpol shows in this startlingly new historical analysis, the United States actually pioneered generous social spending for many of its elderly, disabled, and dependent citizens.
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