Government for the People: The Federal Social Role : what it Is, what it Should be
- ISBN-10
- 0393024911
- ISBN-13
- 9780393024913
- Category
- Federal government
- Pages
- 316
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1987
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton
- Authors
- Forrest P. Chisman, Alan J. Pifer
Description
An agenda for the post-Reagan era, this volume gives a comprehensive description of the government's role in our daily lives and argues for an activist government that must address the aspects of American life such as an aging population, changes in family life and a growing illiterate underclass.
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