Obama's Welfare Legacy: An Assessment of Us Anti-Poverty Policies

ISBN-13: 9781447338338 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 176 str.

Anne Daguerre

Opis

The election of Barack Obama during the 2008 economic downturn brought hope to millions and presented an opportunity for expanding socioeconomic rights. But the Obama administration was consistently constrained by the challenges of a divided government, and the now threatened Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, remains the standout welfare reform of his presidency. In the first systematic assessment of Obama's welfare and antipoverty programs, welfare reform specialist Anne Daguerre examines these legacies of his administration, focusing in particular on the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programs. Drawing lessons from comparison with the Western European experience and its traditionally strong commitment to social welfare, Obama's Welfare Legacy provides an up-to-date, vital account of the contemporary politics of poverty and public entitlements in the United States.

Spis treści

Introduction: Malaise in the American dream: Economy, Politics, Ideology; Part 1: Setting the scene: welfare reform post 1996 and the Great Recession; The American social contract at the crossroads; The Obama administration vision: glass half full or half empty?; Part 2: The paralysed presidency?; Navigating the political backlash; The politics of damage limitation; Part 3: Assessing the Obama Presidency; The Obama legacy; Conclusion.