Tackling one of the most volatile issues in contemporary politics, Martin Gilens's work punctures myths and misconceptions about welfare policy, public opinion,

This book closely examines controversial claims and beliefs surrounding poverty and anti-poverty programs in the United States. It authoritatively dismantles fa

Examines the economic underworld of migrant farm workers, the aged, minority groups, and other economically underprivileged groups.

Including education has profound consequences, undergirding the case for the productivity of welfare state programs and the explanation for why all rich nations