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Politics and Jobs: The Boundaries of Employment Policy in the United States

by Margaret Weir

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Americans claim a strong attachment to the work ethic and regularly profess support for government policies to promote employment. Why, then, have employment policies gained only a tenuous foothold in the United States? To answer this question, Margaret Weir highlights two related elements: the power of ideas in policymaking and the politics of interest formation.

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"Politics and Jobs establishes a new landmark in the study of economic and social policies in the United States. Weir's insightful and analytically powerful book will be widely read and cited for years."--William Julius Wilson, University of Chicago
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Table of Contents

List of Figures
List of Tables
Preface
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
1Innovations and Boundaries in American Policymaking3
2Creating an American Keynesianism27
3Race and Politics of Poverty62
4Public Employment and the Politics of "Corruption"99
5The Political Collapse of Full Employment130
6Policy Boundaries and Political Possibilities163
Notes181
Index231

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780691024929
Subtitle:
The Boundaries of Employment Policy in the United States
Author:
Weir, Margaret
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Location:
Princeton
Subject:
General
Subject:
Social Policy
Subject:
United states
Subject:
Government and political science
Subject:
Economic Policy
Subject:
Public Policy
Subject:
Government - U.S. Government
Subject:
Public Policy - Economic Policy
Subject:
Public Policy - General
Subject:
Public Policy - Social Policy
Subject:
Economics
Subject:
Political Science and International Relations
Subject:
Sociology
Subject:
Politics - General
Copyright:
1993
Edition Description:
Trade paper
Publication Date:
February 1993
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
College/higher education:
Language:
English
Illustrations:
6 line illus., 11 tables
Pages:
262
Dimensions:
9.25 x 6.12 in 14 oz
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