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The third lie : why government programs don't work-- and a blueprint for change / Richard J. Gelles.

Title
The third lie : why government programs don't work-- and a blueprint for change / Richard J. Gelles.
Author
Gelles, Richard J.
Publication
Walnut Creek, Calif. : Left Coast Press, c2011.

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151 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
Subject
  • Health care reform > United States
  • Educational sociology > United States
  • Public welfare > United States
  • Middle class > United States > Economic conditions > 21st century
  • United States > Social policy > 1993-
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Introduction: government programs : the good, the bad, and the ugly -- There ought to be a law! -- When good intentions go bad : the education of Jennifer Felix -- Programs that work -- Effective government social programs: a new blueprint -- Rebuilding Main Street : the futures account -- Round up the usual suspects -- The drunk and the lamp post -- The emperor's wardrobe consultant -- Notes -- Index.
ISBN
  • 9781611320503 (hardback : alk. paper)
  • 161132050X (hardback : alk. paper)
  • 9781611320510 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 1611320518 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 9781611320527 (ebook)
  • 1611320526 (ebook)
LCCN
^^2011026448
OCLC
726818946
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library