why government programs don't work-- and a blueprint for change /
First Statement of Responsibility
Richard J. Gelles
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Walnut Creek, Calif. :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Left Coast Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
c2011
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
151 p. :
Other Physical Details
ill. ;
Dimensions
23 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 131-140) and index
CONTENTS NOTE
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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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TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Educational sociology-- United States
Health care reform-- United States
Middle class-- United States-- Economic conditions-- 21st century