The divided welfare state : the battle over public and private social benefits in the United States / Jacob S. Hacker.

Author/creator Hacker, Jacob S.
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002.
Descriptionxvi, 447 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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Subjects

Contents The politics of public and private social benefits -- Connected at birth: public and private pensions before 1945 -- Sibling rivalry: public and private pensions after 1945 -- Seeds of exceptionalism: public and private health insurance before 1945 -- The elusive cure: public and private health insurance after 1945 -- The formation of the American welfare regime -- The future of the American welfare regime.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 341-433) and index.
LCCN 2002067734
ISBN0521812887
ISBN0521013283 (pbk.)