The hidden welfare state
tax expenditures and social policy in the United States
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Author
Publication
1997 - Princeton University Press, Princeton, N.J, New Jersey
Language
English
Word Count
62,500 words, Guess
Page Count
250 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL1009989M
- ISBN-100691026467
- OCLC Control Number36041553
- OCLC Control Numberhiddenwelfaresta00howa_015
- Library of Congress Control Number96050044
and 2 more
- LibraryThing124900
- Goodreads2234387
Classifications
- DDC336.2/06/0973
- LCCHJ2381 .H684 1997
Description
Christopher Howard analyzes the "hidden" welfare state created by such programs as tax deductions for home mortgage interest and employer-provided retirement pensions, the Earned Income Tax Credit, and the Targeted Job Tax Credit. Basing his work on histories of these four tax expenditures, Howard highlights the distinctive characteristics of all such policies. Howard helps the reader to appreciate the historic links between the hidden welfare state and U.S. tax policy, which accentuate the importance of Congress and political parties. He also focuses on the reasons why individuals, businesses, and public officials support tax expenditures. The Hidden Welfare State will appeal to anyone interested in the origins, development, and structure of the American welfare state.
First Sentence
MANY AUTHORS fears that events will somehow conspire to invalidate their research as soon as it is published.
Excerpt
MANY AUTHORS fears that events will somehow conspire to invalidate their research as soon as it is published.
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Series Statement
- Princeton studies in American politics
Other Editions
- The hidden welfare state: tax expenditures and social policy in the United States
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