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Double Standard: Social Policy in Europe and the United States
Double Standard Social Policy in Europe and the United States Author:James W. Russell Double Standard presents a historical and comparative examination of comprehensive Western European versus minimalist American welfare states. In this book, Russell analyzes how and why social policy and welfare states evolved differently in the two areas. He explores a series of common social problems-from poverty to family support to ethnic an... more »d racial conflict-to show how they are handled differently with different consequences. He argues that the European and American social models are in contention for the future of western societies.« less