America's Welfare State: From Roosevelt to Reagan (The American Moment
Edward D. Berkowitz
From Roosevelt to Reagan
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Release Date: 26/04/1991
From Roosevelt to Reagan
In America's Welfare State, Edward Berkowitz offers a concise and informative historical overview of this costly and often frustrating area of domestic policy.
Describing the uneasy evolution of America's welfare programs, Berkowitz explains how Social Security became popular, why it almost went bankrupt, and why its long-term prospects for solvency remain uncertain. He also explores the question of national health insurance, noting that the U.S. outspends Japan on health care per capita by a margin of two to one, and yet millions of Americans remain without health insurance.