why government programs don't work-- and a blueprint for change /
Richard J. Gelles
Walnut Creek, Calif. :
Left Coast Press,
c2011
151 p. :
ill. ;
23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (p. 131-140) and index
Introduction: government programs : the good, the bad, and the ugly -- There ought to be a law! -- When good intentions go bad : the education of Jennifer Felix -- Programs that work -- Effective government social programs: a new blueprint -- Rebuilding Main Street : the futures account -- Round up the usual suspects -- The drunk and the lamp post -- The emperor's wardrobe consultant -- Notes -- Index
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Educational sociology-- United States
Health care reform-- United States
Middle class-- United States-- Economic conditions-- 21st century