TY - BOOK AU - Skocpol, Theda PY - 1995 DA - 1995// TI - Social policy in the United States: future possibilities in historical perspective T3 - Princeton studies in American politics Historical, international, and comparative perspectives PB - Princeton Univ. Press CY - Princeton, NJ KW - Welfare state KW - Innenpolitik KW - Sozialpolitik KW - Sozialversicherung KW - Krankenversicherung KW - Rentenversicherung KW - Altersversorgung KW - Veteran KW - Sozialstaat KW - Soziale Sicherheit KW - Wohlfahrtsstaat KW - Sozialhilfe KW - Gesundheitswesen KW - Reform KW - United States KW - Social policy KW - USA KW - United StatesSocial policy AB - Reforming health care, revamping the welfare system, preserving or cutting Social Security, creating employment programs for displaced employees, and revising U.S. social programs to help working parents with children - all of these endeavors and more are part of ongoing national debates about the future of social policy in the United States. In this wide-ranging collection of essays, renowned social scientist Theda Skocpol shows how historical understanding, centered on U.S. governmental institutions and shifting political alliances, can illuminate the limits and possibilities of American social policymaking both past and present SN - 0691037868 LA - English N1 - Theda Skocpol ID - 164692738 ER -