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Social Policy and the American Welfare State | |
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Social Welfare Policy Research: A Framework for Policy Analysis | |
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Religion and Social Welfare Policy | |
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Discrimination in American Society | |
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Poverty in America | |
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The Voluntary Sector Today | |
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Privatization and Human Service Corporations | |
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The Making of Governmental Policy | |
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Tax Policy and Income Distribution | |
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Social Insurance Programs | |
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Public Assistance Programs | |
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the American Health Care System | |
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Mental Health and Substance Abuse Policy | |
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Criminal Justice | |
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Child Welfare Policy | |
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Housing Policies | |
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the Politics of Food Policy and Rural Life | |
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the American Welfare State in International Perspective | |
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Social Policy and the American Welfare State | |
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Definitions of Social Welfare Policy | |
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Social Problems and Social Welfare Policy | |
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Values, Ideology, and Social Welfare Policy | |
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The Political Economy of American Social Welfare | |
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The U.S. Political Continuum | |
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The Risk Shift | |
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Conclusion | |
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Practice Test | |
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MySearchLab Connections | |
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Social Welfare Policy Research: A Framework for Policy Analysis | |
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Problems That Necessitate the Policy | |
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Researching and Analyzing Social Policies | |
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Social Policy Research and the Internet | |
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Conclusion | |
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Practice Test | |
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MySearchLab Connections | |
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Religion and Social Welfare Policy | |
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Religious Antecedents of Welfare Statism | |
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The Rise of Social Work As A Profession | |
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Conclusion | |
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Practice Test | |
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MySearchLab Connections | |
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Discrimination in American Society | |
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Discrimination | |
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Racism | |
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The Minority Middle Class | |
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Hispanic Americans | |
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American Indians | |
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Asian Americans | |
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Immigrants and Immigration | |
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Women and Society | |
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Gays and Lesbians: Two Populations at Risk | |
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Ageism | |
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People with Disabilities | |
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Legal Attempts to Remedy Discrimination | |
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Conclusion | |
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Practice Test | |
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MySearchLab Connections | |
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Poverty in America | |
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The Culture of Poverty | |
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Who Makes Up the Poor? | |
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Measuring Poverty | |
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Families and Poverty | |
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The Rural Poor | |
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Work and Poverty | |
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Strategies Developed to Combat Poverty | |
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America's Fringe Economy | |
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Conclusion | |
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Practice Test | |
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MySearchLab Connections | |
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the Voluntary Sector Today | |
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Structural Interests within Social Welfare | |
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The Forgotten Sector | |
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Advancing Social Justice | |
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Contemporary Nonprofit Human Service Organizations | |
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The Future of the Voluntary Sector | |
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Conclusion | |
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Practice Test | |
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MySearchLab Connections | |
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Privatization and Human Service Corporations | |
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Privatization Issues | |
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The Challenge of Privatization | |
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Unions and the Private Sector | |
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Corporate Welfare | |
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Corporate Social Responsibility | |
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Corporate Influence on Social Welfare Policy | |
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The Future of Corporate Involvement in Social Welfare | |
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Human Service Corporations | |
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Consolidation and Growth in Human Service Markets | |
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Implications for Health and Human Service Professionals | |
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Private Practice | |
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Conclusion | |
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Practice Test | |
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MySearchLab Connections | |
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the Making of Governmental Policy | |
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Technical Aspects of the Policy Process | |
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A Critical Analysis of the Policy Process | |
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The Policy Process | |
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Social Work and Advocacy Organizations | |
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Advocacy Organizations and the New Policy Institutes | |
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Political Practice | |
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Conclusion | |
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Practice Test | |
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MySearchLab Connections | |
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Tax Policy and Income Distribution | |
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History of U.S. Tax Policy | |
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Tax Policy and Special Interests | |
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Federal Tax Policy | |
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State Tax Policy and the Poor | |
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The Efficiency of Tax Policy in Reducing Poverty | |
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Tax Expenditures as Poverty Policy | |
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The Anti-Tax Movement | |
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Conclusion | |
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Practice Test | |
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MySearchLab Connections | |
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Social Insurance Programs | |
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Definition of Social Insurance | |
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The Background of Social Insurance | |
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The Financial Organization of Social Insurance | |
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Key Social Insurance Programs | |
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The Social Security Dilemma | |
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Conclusion | |
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Practice Test | |
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MySearchLab Connections | |
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Public Assistance Programs | |
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Assumptions and Myths about Public Assistance | |
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Aid to Families with Dependent Children | |
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Supplemental Security Income (SSI) | |
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General Assistance | |
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Trends and Issues in Public Assistance | |
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Conclusion: the Evolution of Public Assistance | |
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Practice Test | |
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MySearchLab Connections | |
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the American Health Care System | |
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The Uninsured | |
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The Organization of Medical Services | |
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Major Public Health Programs: Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP | |
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The Health Care Crisis | |
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Overview of U.S. Health Care Expenditures | |
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U.S. Health Care in International Perspective | |
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Explaining the High Cost of U.S. Health Care | |
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Cutting Health Care Costs | |
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Managed Care | |
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The Underinsured | |
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Reforming U.S. Health Care | |
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Comparative Analysis: Health Care in Canada, Britain and Australia | |
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Conclusion | |
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Practice Test | |
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MySearchLab Connections | |
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Mental Health and Substance Abuse Policy | |
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Mental Health Reform | |
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The Community Mental Health Centers Acts | |
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Deinstitutionalization | |
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The Revolving Door | |
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CMHCs under Siege | |
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Mental Health Service Delivery | |
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Parity for Mental Health Care | |
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Issues in Mental Health Policy | |
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Substance Abuse | |
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Conclusion | |
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Practice Test | |
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MySearchLab Connections | |
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Criminal Justice | |
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History of U.S. Criminal Justice | |
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The Criminal Justice System | |
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Juvenile Justice | |
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The War on Drugs | |
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The Underclass and "Moral Poverty" | |
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Legalization of Drugs | |
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The "New Penology" | |
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Conclusion | |
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Practice Test | |
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MySearchLab Connections | |
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Child Welfare Policy | |
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History of U.S. Child Welfare Policy | |
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Protective Services for Children | |
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Foster Care for Children | |
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Adoption | |
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Head Start | |
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Emerging Issues in Child Welfare | |
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Conclusion | |
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Practice Test | |
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MySearchLab Connections | |
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Housing Policies | |
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Overview of Housing Legislation | |
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The Federal Government and Low-Income Housing Programs | |
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Issues in Housing Policy | |
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Homelessness | |
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Housing Reform | |
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Conclusion | |
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Practice Test | |
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MySearchLab Connections | |
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the Politics of Food Policy and Rural Life | |
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The Contradictions of American Food Policy | |
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Hunger in the United States | |
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Government Food Programs | |
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Farming in the United States | |
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Farmworkers | |
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Issues in Farming and Food Production | |
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Conclusion | |
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Practice Test | |
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MySearchLab Connections | |
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the American Welfare State in International Perspective | |
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Typologies of Welfare States | |
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American Exceptionalism | |
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The Welfare State in Transition | |
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Ranking National Development | |
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The Human Development Index | |
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The Fourth World | |
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Capability Poverty | |
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International Aid | |
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Global Capital | |
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The Future | |
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Conclusion | |
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Practice Test | |
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MySearchLab Connections | |
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Notes | |
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Index | |