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Lieberman, Robert C 1964-

Shaping race policy the United States in comparative perspective - New Jersey Princeton University Press 2005 - xviii,311p. ill. ; 25 cm. - Princeton studies in American politics .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-292) and index.

Configuration of race and state : the politics of racial incorporation -- Legacies of slavery and colonialism : race and the politics of social reform -- The roots of welfare incorporation -- Postwar transformations of race and state -- Encounters with the welfare state : social security and social insurance -- Encounters with the welfare state : public assistance and "welfare" -- The development of employment discrimination policy -- Weak state, strong policy : paradoxes of antidiscrimination policy -- Toward a color-blind future : varieties of color blindness and the future of race policy.

ISBN: 9780691118178

LCCN: 2004065771

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA535959 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 013185186 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
African Americans--Government policy.
Minorities--Government policy--United States.
Welfare state--United States.
Manpower policy--United States.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States--Race relations--Political aspects.
United States--Social policy.

LC Class. No.: E184.A1 / L478 2005

Dewey Class. No.: 323.173 / LI-S