The commitment to &“end welfare as we know it&” shaped public policy in the 1990s. Analysts all seemed to agree that public welfare programs were a resoundi

The essays in this volume explore the moral foundations and the political prospects of the welfare state in the United States. Among the questions addressed are

This theoretically innovative book shows how democratic social movements can use the welfare state to challenge domination in society.

An argument for justifying the welfare state politically rather than economically, based on an ideal of democratic equality.

This multidisciplinary book unpacks and outlines the contested roles of nationalism and democracy in the formation and transformation of welfare-state instituti