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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Anne Daguerre (The University of Brighton)Publisher: Bristol University Press Imprint: Policy Press ISBN: 9781447338338ISBN 10: 1447338332 Pages: 176 Publication Date: 10 July 2017 Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Professional & Vocational , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock ![]() The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsIntroduction: Malaise in the American dream: Economy, Politics, Ideology; Part 1: Setting the scene: welfare reform post 1996 and the Great Recession; The American social contract at the crossroads; The Obama administration vision: glass half full or half empty?; Part 2: The paralysed presidency?; Navigating the political backlash; The politics of damage limitation; Part 3: Assessing the Obama Presidency; The Obama legacy; Conclusion.ReviewsIn this clearly written and well-researched book Anne Daguerre provides an insightful analysis of the successes and failures of the Obama administration's efforts to reduce poverty and inequality in the United States. She convincingly argues that the administration was serious in its efforts, but was hindered both by its own limited vision and also the fierce, and often effective, opposition from Republicans to even incremental changes to existing programmes and policies. Dr Alex Waddan, University of Leicester """In this clearly written and well-researched book Anne Daguerre provides an insightful analysis of the successes and failures of the Obama administration’s efforts to reduce poverty and inequality in the United States. She convincingly argues that the administration was serious in its efforts, but was hindered both by its own limited vision and also the fierce, and often effective, opposition from Republicans to even incremental changes to existing programmes and policies."" Dr Alex Waddan, University of Leicester" ""In this clearly written and well-researched book Anne Daguerre provides an insightful analysis of the successes and failures of the Obama administration’s efforts to reduce poverty and inequality in the United States. She convincingly argues that the administration was serious in its efforts, but was hindered both by its own limited vision and also the fierce, and often effective, opposition from Republicans to even incremental changes to existing programmes and policies."" Dr Alex Waddan, University of Leicester Author InformationAnne Daguerre is Associate Professor in Work Employment and Welfare, Business School, Middlesex University, London, and an alumna of the Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars, Washington DC. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |