American social welfare policy -- Social policy and the American welfare state -- A brief history of the American social welfare state -- Social welfare policy research : a framework for policy analysis -- Discrimination in american society -- Poverty in America -- The voluntary and for-profit...

""The welfare state plays a key role in people's everyday lives in developed societies. At the same time, the welfare state is contested and there are constant discussions on how and to what degree the state should intervene, influence and have an impact on the development of society. Recent...