The hidden welfare state
Christopher Howard · 1997
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About the book
Christopher Howard analyzes the "hidden" welfare state created by such programs as tax deductions for home mortgage interest and employer-provided retirement pensions, the Earned Income Tax Credit, and the Targeted Job Tax Credit. Basing his work on histories of these four tax expenditures, Howard highlights the distinctive characteristics of all such policies. Howard helps the reader to appreciate the historic links between the hidden welfare state and U.S. tax policy, which accentuate the importance of Congress and political parties. He also focuses on the reasons why individuals, businesses, and public officials support tax expenditures. The Hidden Welfare State will appeal to anyone interested in the origins, development, and structure of the American welfare state.
First sentence: MANY AUTHORS fears that events will somehow conspire to invalidate their research as soon as it is published.
Book details
- Year
- 1997
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Editions
- 1
- Pages
- 268
- ISBN
- 9780691005294
Data source: Wikidata
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