Race, Class, and Social Welfare (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781108836920)

What makes it so difficult to enact and sustain comprehensive social welfare policy that would aid the disadvantaged in the United States? Addressing the relationship between populism and social welfare, this book argues that two competing camps of populists divide American politics. Regressive populists motivated by racial resentment frequently clash with progressive populists, who embrace an expansion of social welfare benefits for the less affluent, regardless of race or ethnicity. Engstrom and Huckfeldt uncover the political forces driving this divided populism, its roots in the aftermath of the civil rights revolution of the mid-twentieth century, and its implications for modern American politics and social welfare policy. Relying on a detailed analysis of party coalitions in the US Congress and the electorate since the New Deal, the authors focus on the intersection between race, class, and oligarchy.

Author: Erik J. Engstrom, Robert Huckfeldt
ISBN-10: 1108836925
ISBN-13: 9781108836920
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 07/16/2020
Pages: 212
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.07lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 04/01/2021