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020 _a9781108836920
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_bENG
100 _aEngstrom, Erik J.
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245 _aRace, class, and social welfare: American populism since the new deal
260 _bCambridge University Press
_aNew Jersey
_c2020
300 _axiv, 199 p.
365 _aGBP
_b85.00
504 _aTable of Contents 1. American Politics and Social Welfare 2. Politics at the Intersection of Race, Class, and Oligarchy 3. Civil Rights, Social Welfare, and Populism 4. Civil Rights and Populism: The 1957 Civil Rights Act in the US Senate (With Jack Reilly) 5. Race, Class, and the End of the New Deal in the US Senate (With Fan Lu) 6. Transforming the twentieth-Century House 7. Turning Populism Upside Down 8. Dueling Populists and the Political Ecology of 2016 9. Conclusion: The Dangers of Upside Down Populism
520 _aWhat 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. Provides readers with a conceptual framework to understand populist movements in American politics Illustrates how racial politics can disrupt class-based movements Offers a new understanding of how critical historical events have shaped contemporary political dynamics
650 _aPopulism
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650 _aPublic welfare
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650 _aPublic welfare--Political aspects
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650 _aRacism in public welfare
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