â€œI am from the government and I am here to help youâ€ is one of the three biggest lies, or so the old joke goes. Richard J. Gelles, dean of social policy at University of Pennsylvania,

The Third Lie
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â€œI am from the government and I am here to help youâ€ is one of the three biggest lies, or so the old joke goes. Richard J. Gelles, dean of social policy at University of Pennsylvania, explains why government programs designed to cure social ills donâ€™t work in sector after sectorâ€¦and never could work. He demonstrates how each creates its own bureaucracy to monitor participation in the program, an entrenched administrative apparatus whose needs supersede those for whom the program was designed. Against this, he contrasts universal programs such as the GI Bill, Social Security, and Medicare, the most successful, sustained government programs ever established. Gellesâ€™s provocative, controversial proposal for a universal entitlement to replace a raft of lumbering social programs should be read by all in social services, policy studies, and government.
Country USA
Brand Routledge
Manufacturer Routledge
Binding Paperback
IsAdultProduct
Height 9
Length 6
Weight 0.54895103238
Width 0.35
ReleaseDate 2011-11-02
NumberOfItems 1

The Third Lie