Politics and jobs : the boundaries of employment policy in the United States /

"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: th...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor principal: Weir, Margaret, 1952-
Formato: Livro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado em: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1992.
Assuntos:
Sumário:
  • Innovations and Boundaries in American Policymaking
  • Creating an American Keynesianism
  • Race and Politics of Poverty
  • Public Employment and the Politics of "Corruption"
  • Political Collapse of Full Employment
  • Policy Boundaries and Political Possibilities.