To promote the general welfare : the case for big government /
Lost in all the Tea Party rage and rhetoric is this simple fact. Tthe federal government plays a central role in making our society function, and it always has. The essays in this volume explore the many ways government programs have improved the quality of life in America. From education, communica...
| Other Authors: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Oxford University Press,
[2012]
|
| Subjects: |
| Summary: | Lost in all the Tea Party rage and rhetoric is this simple fact. Tthe federal government plays a central role in making our society function, and it always has. The essays in this volume explore the many ways government programs have improved the quality of life in America. From education, communication and transportation to arts and culture, housing, finance and public health, they explore how and why government programs originated, how they have worked and changed, and been challenged, since their inception, and why many of them are important to preserve. |
|---|---|
| Physical Description: | xvii, 233 pages ; 21 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199858552 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0199858551 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780199858538 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0199858535 (hardcover : alk. paper) |