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| Preface | |
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| The Policy-Based Profession | |
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| The Target of Social Work--The Individual and Society | |
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| The Social Function of Social Work | |
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| The Dual Targets of Social Work | |
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| The Dominance of Micropractice | |
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| Social Work's Pursuit of Professional Status | |
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| The Policy-Based Profession | |
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| Expert Technique | |
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| Professional Practice within an Organizational Context | |
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| Summary and Practice Implications | |
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| Policy Determines the Major Goals of Service | |
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| Policy Determines Characteristics of Clientele | |
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| Policy Determines Who Will Get Services | |
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| Policy Specifies, or Restricts, Certain Options for Clients | |
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| Policy Determines the Theoretical Focus of Services | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Notes | |
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| Defining Social Welfare Policy | |
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| Social Welfare Policy--Basic Definition | |
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| Factors Complicating the Definition of Social Welfare Policy | |
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| Social Welfare Policy and Social Policy | |
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| Social Welfare Policy as an Academic Discipline and a Social Work Curriculum Area | |
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| Social Workers Are Interested in Social Welfare Policy in All Sectors of the Economy | |
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| The Multiple Levels of Social Welfare Policy | |
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| Social Welfare Policy--A Working Definition | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Notes | |
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| Social Welfare Policy Analysis | |
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| Policy Analysis Outline | |
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| Social Welfare Policy Analysis: Basic Concepts | |
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| The Many Meanings of Policy Analysis | |
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| Methods of Policy Analysis | |
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| Descriptive Analysis | |
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| Process Analysis | |
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| Evaluation | |
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| Policy Analysis Methods as Ideal Types | |
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| Policy Analysis as Science, Art, and Politics | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Notes | |
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| Policy Analysis from a Historical Perspective | |
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| Historical Context of Social Welfare Policies | |
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| The Role of History in Understanding Policy | |
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| Examples of Policy History | |
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| Historical Analysis of Agency Policy | |
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| Methods of Social Work History | |
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| The Benton Park Crisis Center | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Notes | |
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| Social/Economic Analysis | |
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| Delineation of the Policy under Analysis | |
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| Social Problem Analysis | |
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| Facts Related to the Problem | |
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| Completeness of Knowledge Related to the Problem | |
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| Population Affected by the Problem | |
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| Theory of Human Behavior Undergirding the Policy | |
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| Social Values Related to the Problem | |
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| Achievement and Success | |
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| Activity and Work | |
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| Moral Orientation | |
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| Humanitarian Mores | |
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| Efficiency and Practicality | |
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| Progress | |
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| Material Comfort | |
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| Equality | |
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| Freedom | |
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| External Conformity | |
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| Science and Secular Rationality | |
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| Nationalism-Patriotism | |
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| Democracy | |
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| Individual Personality | |
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| Racism, Sexism, and Related Group Superiority Themes | |
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| Contradictions in the U.S. Value System | |
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| Goals of the Policy under Analysis | |
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| Hypotheses Underlying the Policy | |
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| Economic Analysis | |
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| Macroeconomic Analysis | |
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| Opportunity Cost | |
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| Effects on Individual Consumer Behavior | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Notes | |
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| Politics and Social Welfare Policy | |
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| The Politics of Policy Making | |
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| Models of Policy Making | |
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| Who Makes Policy? | |
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| How Are Policies Made? | |
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| Phases in the Policy Process | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Notes | |
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| The Framework Applied | |
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| Fighting Poverty: Temporary Assistance to Needy Families | |
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| Historical Analysis | |
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| Recent Welfare Reform Efforts | |
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| Social Analysis | |
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| Problem Description | |
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| Population | |
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| Relevant Research | |
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| Values and Welfare Reform | |
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| Economic Analysis | |
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| Macroeconomic Issues | |
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| Microeconomic Analysis | |
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| Evaluation | |
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| Is TANF Succeeding? | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| American Values Related to Welfare Have Permanently Changed | |
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| Welfare Is Not the Problem; Poverty Is the Problem | |
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| Public Assistance Is a Social Condition, Not a Social Problem | |
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| Selected Web Sites on Welfare Reform | |
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| Notes | |
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| Aging: Social Security as an Entitlement | |
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| The Problem That Social Security Was Developed to Solve | |
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| The Social Security Act of 1935 | |
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| Historical Development of Social Security Programs in the United States | |
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| Precedents of the Social Security Act | |
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| Creation of the Social Security Act | |
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| Changes in Social Security | |
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| Contemporary Analysis of Social Security | |
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| Social Analysis | |
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| Political Analysis | |
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| Economic Analysis and Proposals for Reform | |
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| Pensions | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Selected Web Sites on Social Security and Pensions | |
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| Notes | |
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| Mental Health: Managed Care | |
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| The Problem That Managed Mental Health Care Was Developed to Solve | |
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| The Costs of Mental Health Care | |
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| Incidence and Treatment of Mental Health Problems | |
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| Managed Mental Health Care | |
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| How Does Managed Mental Health Care Work? | |
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| Managed Care in an Agency Setting | |
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| Managed Mental Health Care in the Public Sector | |
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| The History of Managed Care | |
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| The Economics of Managed Care | |
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| Social Analysis of Managed Care | |
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| The Political Context of Managed Care | |
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| Social Workers and Managed Care | |
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| Influencing the System | |
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| Interview with an Advocate | |
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| Current Proposals for Policy Reform | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Selected Web Sites on Mental Health and Managed Care | |
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| Notes | |
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| Substance Abuse Policies | |
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| The Problem of Substance Abuse | |
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| The History of Substance Abuse Policies | |
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| Social and Economic Analysis of Substance Abuse Policies | |
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| Political Analysis | |
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| Analysis of Two Policies: Drug Tests for Welfare Clients and Separation of Treatment for Those Who Are Dually Diagnosed | |
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| Drug Tests for Welfare Clients | |
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| Separation of Treatment for Those with Mental Health and Substance Abuse Problems | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Selected Web Sites on Substance Abuse | |
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| Notes | |
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| Child Welfare: Family Preservation Policy | |
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| Historical Analysis | |
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| The Child Rescue Movement | |
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| Social Work Takes Over | |
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| Child Abuse Becomes the Dominant Theme | |
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| Foster Care--From Solution to Problem | |
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| The Emergence of Family Preservation | |
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| Social Analysis | |
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| Problem Description | |
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| Political Analysis | |
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| Economic Analysis | |
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| Policy/Program Evaluation | |
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| Current Proposals for Policy Reform | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Selected Web Sites on Family Preservation | |
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| Notes | |
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| Taking Action Policy Practice for Social Workers | |
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| Analytical Skill ��� Program Evaluation | |
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| Interactional Skills ��� Negotiation and Pursuasion | |
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| Subprocesses of Negotiation | |
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| Stages of Negotiation | |
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| Strategy and Tactics of Negotiation | |
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| Political Skills | |
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| Building Coalitions | |
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| Information Dissemination | |
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| Lobbying | |
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| Political Action for Candidate Electtion | |
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| Running for Office | |
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| Notes | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Lessons from Policy Analysis | |
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| The Bottom Line Is the Bottom Line | |
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| Compassion and Protection: Dual Motivations for Social Welfare Policy | |
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| Ideology Drives Out Data in Social Welfare Policy Making | |
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| Policymakers Are Generally More Sophisticated Than They Appear | |
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| Our Expectations for Social Welfare Policy Are Unrealistic | |
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| Taking Action--Policy Practice for Social Workers | |
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| Program Evaluation | |
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| Building Coalitions | |
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| Information Dissemination | |
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| Lobbying | |
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| Political Action for Candidate Election | |
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| Running for Office | |
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| Notes | |
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| Appendix Historical Policy Analysis Research | |
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| Index | |