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Social Welfare History in the Age of Diversity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 December 2021

EDWARD D. BERKOWITZ
EDWARD D. BERKOWITZ*
Affiliation:
George Washington University, USA
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Abstract

This policy perspective discusses three important social welfare programs—Social Security Disability Insurance, Medicare, and Temporary Aid to Needy Families—and offers an explanation of how they have expanded over time.

Keywords

Social Security Disability InsuranceMedicareand Temporary Aid to Needy FamiliesU.S. Welfare Policy
Type
Critical Perspective
Information
Journal of Policy History , Volume 33 , Issue 4 , October 2021 , pp. 429 - 440
Copyright
© Cambridge University Press 2021

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Notes

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