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Author: Benjamin I. Page ,
James R. Simmons
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
Imprint: University of Chicago Press
Edition: 2nd ed.
Dimensions:
Width: 1.50cm
, Height: 0.20cm
, Length: 2.30cm
Weight: 0.567kg
ISBN: 9780226644820
ISBN 10: 0226644820
Pages: 409
Publication Date: 15 April 2002
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
""[A] deft and detailed defense of government activism to alleviate poverty and extreme inequality in the US.... [T]he detail with which [the authors] present their views and the richness of the overall vision make this a compelling treatise.... A sterling contribution to the ongoing discussion of what this country might or should become."" - Kirkus Reviews ""Since the mid-1970s, many Americans have contended that government cannot solve the social and economic problems we face. Page and Simmons are more optimistic. In this well-written book, they argue that many government programs, here and abroad, have reduced poverty and inequality.... This timely, thoughtful book presents a strong case for greater government action."" - Library Journal
[A] deft and detailed defense of government activism to alleviate poverty and extreme inequality in the US.... [T]he detail with which [the authors] present their views and the richness of the overall vision make this a compelling treatise.... A sterling contribution to the ongoing discussion of what this country might or should become. - Kirkus Reviews Since the mid-1970s, many Americans have contended that government cannot solve the social and economic problems we face. Page and Simmons are more optimistic. In this well-written book, they argue that many government programs, here and abroad, have reduced poverty and inequality.... This timely, thoughtful book presents a strong case for greater government action. - Library Journal
"""[A] deft and detailed defense of government activism to alleviate poverty and extreme inequality in the US.... [T]he detail with which [the authors] present their views and the richness of the overall vision make this a compelling treatise.... A sterling contribution to the ongoing discussion of what this country might or should become."" - Kirkus Reviews ""Since the mid-1970s, many Americans have contended that government cannot solve the social and economic problems we face. Page and Simmons are more optimistic. In this well-written book, they argue that many government programs, here and abroad, have reduced poverty and inequality.... This timely, thoughtful book presents a strong case for greater government action."" - Library Journal"
Author Information
Benjamin I. Page is the Gordon Scott Fulcher Professor of Decision Making in the Department of Political Science at Northwestern University. James R. Simmons is a professor in and chair of the Department of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh.
