{"product_id":"the-third-lie-richard-j-gelles-9781611320510","title":"The Third Lie: Why Government Programs Don't Work--And a Blueprint for Change","description":"\"I am from the government and I am here to help you\" 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 don't work in sector after sector...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. Gelles'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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard J. Gelles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1611320518\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781611320510\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/31\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 151\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2012 pg. 86","brand":"Richard J. Gelles","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48065751711999,"sku":"9781611320510","price":51.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d1616b48-26bd-48d3-a188-c056f576965e.jpg?v=1768677030","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-third-lie-richard-j-gelles-9781611320510","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}