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 Left Coast Press, October 2011,
Paperback, 151 pages
ISBN-13: 978-1611320510
| NEW! AN OP-ED BY RICHARD GELLES
"I'm from the government and I'm here to help you..."
Or so the old joke goes. Richard J. Gelles, Dean of Social Policy at the University of Pennsylvania, explains why government programs designed to cure social ills don't work in sector
after sector and never could work. He demonstrates how each creates its
own bureaucracy to monitor participation in the program,
an entrenched administrative apparatus whose needs supersede those for
whom the program was designed. Against this, he contrasts universal
programs such as the GI Bill, Social Security, and Medicare,
the most successful, sustained government programs ever established.
Gelles's provocative, controversial proposal for a universal entitlement
to replace a raft of lumbering social programs should be
read by all in social services, policy studies, and government.
| What is THE THIRD LIE? Watch the BIG THINK interview.
The Big Think is a forum where top experts explore the big ideas and core skills defining the 21st century. In his provocative interview, Gelles defines THE THIRD LIE, discusses his view of social safety nets, and weighs in on universal healthcare and welfare reform.
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Power and Control: Domestic Violence in America
"I decided a while ago not to engage in the debate over whether women hit men as often as men hit women."
Richard Gelles is featured in this powerful, dramatic and timely exploration of family violence in the US. Visit the documentary website to view his presentation or read the full text. |
New US Data Shows Continuing Drop in Child Abuse, Gelles Quoted
Fox News: NEW YORK – Fears that persisting economic woes would increase child abuse in the U.S. have proved unfounded, according to the latest federal data.
A comprehensive new report, to be formally unveiled Wednesday, shows overall abuse and neglect figures declining slightly between 2008 and 2010, and child fatalities dropping by 8.5 percent during that span.
"The recession hasn't had the draconian effect that some feared," said Richard Gelles, dean of the University of Pennsylvania's School of Social Policy and Practice and an expert on child welfare. "The doom and gloom predictions haven't come true."
The annual report from the Department of Health and Human Services said the estimated number of victimized children dropped from 716,000 in the 2008 fiscal year, when the recession began, to 695,000 in 2010. That's down from 825,000 in 2006.
The rate of abuse — factoring in cases where some children were abused more than once during the year — was 10 per 1,000 children, down from 10.3 in 2008, to reach the lowest level since the current tracking system began in 1990.
Read more...
A comprehensive new report, to be formally unveiled Wednesday, shows overall abuse and neglect figures declining slightly between 2008 and 2010, and child fatalities dropping by 8.5 percent during that span.
"The recession hasn't had the draconian effect that some feared," said Richard Gelles, dean of the University of Pennsylvania's School of Social Policy and Practice and an expert on child welfare. "The doom and gloom predictions haven't come true."
The annual report from the Department of Health and Human Services said the estimated number of victimized children dropped from 716,000 in the 2008 fiscal year, when the recession began, to 695,000 in 2010. That's down from 825,000 in 2006.
The rate of abuse — factoring in cases where some children were abused more than once during the year — was 10 per 1,000 children, down from 10.3 in 2008, to reach the lowest level since the current tracking system began in 1990.
Read more...
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