MARC Record from Library of Congress

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050 00 $aHN59.2$b.I798 2010
082 00 $a320.60973$222
245 00 $aIssues for debate in social policy :$bselections from CQ researcher.
260 $aThousand Oaks, Calif. :$bSAGE Publications,$cc2010.
300 $axviii, 451 p. :$bill., maps ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
505 0 $aMiddle-class squeeze : is more government aid needed? -- Vanishing jobs : will the President's plan reduce unemployment? -- Mortgage crisis : should the Government bail out borrowers in trouble? -- Gender pay gap : are women paid fairly in the workplace? -- Women's rights : are violence and discrimination against women declining? -- Reproductive ethics : should fertility medicine be regulated more tightly? -- Domestic poverty : is a new approach needed to help the poorest Americans? -- Hunger in America : how bad is the problem? -- Welfare reform : are former welfare recipients better off today? -- Social security reform : how should America's retirement system be saved? -- Child welfare reform : will recent changes make at-risk children safer? -- Universal coverage : will all American's finally get health insurance? -- Wounded veterans : Is America shortchanging vets on health care? -- Ending homelessness : is the problem solvable? -- Caring for the elderly : who will pay for care of aging baby boomers? -- Aging baby boomers : will the 'youth generation' redefine old age? -- Race and politics : will skin color influence the presidential election? -- The Obama presidency : can Barack Obama deliver the change he promises?
651 0 $aUnited States$xSocial policy$y1993-
730 0 $aCQ researcher.