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A historical perspective on the development of US health care policy over the last fifty years is provided with this book. Two points of significant change are identified: in the 1950s when the individual rather than the group became important; and the 1960s, when this approach was more limiting.

These essays examine birth control, abortion, family planning, and population control in a public policy context, from the 19th century to the present. They represent a variety of perspectives and scholarly interests with regard to historical interpretation.

This collection of essays illustrate how deep concern about money in American politics runs - and how the definition of the problem has changed over time. Chapters cover episodes from the early 19th century through the 1970s.

This volume features essays describing how Americans' increasing loss of confidence in government during the 1970s led to fundamental changes in public policy. It offers analysis of the causes, processes, and consequences of the erosion of faith in public solutions to national problems.

"A collection of essays examining public health policy and the decision-making process behind it"--Provided by publisher.

Offering a comparative analysis of the challenges facing centre-left parties, this volume looks at the situation in the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, the European Union, Poland and Russia. It considers ideologies, coalitions and specific national circumstances.

A collection of essays that discuss the legal and constitutional debates over matters of policy throughout United States history.