Christopher J Howard
Biographic Data
| ID | 3594514 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christopher J Howard |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christopher J |
| FAMILY NAME | Howard |
| SIGNATURE | HOWARD C J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Schlumberger (Ireland) |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3978-6293 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 56 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1985 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Re-orientating Japanese cinema: Cold war criticism of ‘anti-American’ films
In the context of the United States’ Cold War strategy in Asia, a range of Japanese films produced shortly after the end of the Occupation (1945–1952), became subject to hostile media coverage by both the American and British press throughout 1953. Such criticism, I argue, was widespread enough to form a more general discourse that post-Occupation Japanese cinema was systematically promoting ‘anti-American’ values. Such a discourse, however, ofte…
National Idols? The Problem of ‘Transnationalizing’ Film Stardom in Japan’s Idol Economy
The aim of this chapter is to look at the transnational stardom of Japanese idols from what, following Paul McDonald (2000), would be a production-oriented approach. While reception studies, and particularly fan studies, remain important for our understanding of idol consumption, I suggest that an industry-based focus can more clearly illuminate some of the obstacles in transforming Japanese idols from successful, domestic 'multi-media' stars int…
Neurobiological correlates of partner abusive men: Equifinality in perpetrators of intimate partner violence
Bas Jan Ader: In Search of the Miraculous by Jan Verwoert
The Welfare State Nobody Knows: Debunking Myths about U.S. Social Policy
The Welfare State Nobody Knows challenges a number of myths and half-truths about U.S. social policy. The American welfare state is supposed to be a pale imitation of "true" welfare states in Europe and Canada. Christopher Howard argues that the American welfare state is in fact larger, more popular, and more dynamic than commonly believed. Nevertheless, poverty and inequality remain high, and this book helps explain why so much effort accomplish…
The Hidden Welfare State: Tax Expenditures and Social Policy in the United States
Despite costing hundreds of billions of dollars and subsidizing everything from homeownership and child care to health insurance, tax expenditures (commonly known as tax loopholes) have received little attention from those who study American government. This oversight has contributed to an incomplete and misleading portrait of U.S. social policy. Here Christopher Howard analyzes the "hidden" welfare state created by such programs as tax deduction…
The American Welfare State, or States
Previous studies of the American welfare state have proceeded in two different directions, one specializing in developments at the national level and one at the state level. The purpose of this essay is to demonstrate the nature of this gap and why it is problematic. Specific suggestions are offered for narrowing the gap to produce a richer and more coherent understanding of the American welfare state
Welfare, Ideology, and Need: Developing Perspectives on the Welfare State, by Martin Hewitt
Characterizing welfare ideology conceptions of ideology. Part 1 Welfare State and ideology: social administration and the welfare consensus welfare ideology and the New Right Thatcherism and the welfare consensus. Part 2 Marxist theories of ideology and the Welfare State: ideology, political economy and the Welfare State critical theory and welfare ideology disorganized capitalism and the problems of need and welfare. Part 3 Welfare ideology and …
The Hidden Side of the American Welfare State
Students of the American welfare state have regularly invoked comparisons with European welfare states. These comparisons, seldom flattering, have contributed to a portrait that is by now quite familiar to academics and policy makers. The American welfare state is smaller than most of its European counterparts, based on the percentage of gross national product (GNP) devoted to social welfare. It is less inclusive, less generous, and more fragment…
Sowing the Seeds of “Welfare”: The Transformation of Mothers' Pensions, 1900–1940
Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) had come to symbolize everything that is wrong with the American welfare state. Benefit levels have always varied significantly from state to state and seldom have been adequate anywhere to move recipients above the poverty line. Until the 1960s some local administrators discriminated against certain categories of recipients, particularly blacks and unwed mothers. Overt discrimination is now rare; in…
After this, what?’: To 1945 and Beyond
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The American Welfare State, or States
Previous studies of the American welfare state have proceeded in two different directions, one specializing in developments at the national level and one at the state level. The purpose of this essay is to demonstrate the nature of this gap and why it is problematic. Specific suggestions are offered for narrowing the gap to produce a richer and more coherent understanding of the American welfare state
Sowing the Seeds of “Welfare”: The Transformation of Mothers' Pensions, 1900–1940
Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) had come to symbolize everything that is wrong with the American welfare state. Benefit levels have always varied significantly from state to state and seldom have been adequate anywhere to move recipients above the poverty line. Until the 1960s some local administrators discriminated against certain categories of recipients, particularly blacks and unwed mothers. Overt discrimination is now rare; in…
The Hidden Side of the American Welfare State
Students of the American welfare state have regularly invoked comparisons with European welfare states. These comparisons, seldom flattering, have contributed to a portrait that is by now quite familiar to academics and policy makers. The American welfare state is smaller than most of its European counterparts, based on the percentage of gross national product (GNP) devoted to social welfare. It is less inclusive, less generous, and more fragment…
Welfare, Ideology, and Need: Developing Perspectives on the Welfare State, by Martin Hewitt
Characterizing welfare ideology conceptions of ideology. Part 1 Welfare State and ideology: social administration and the welfare consensus welfare ideology and the New Right Thatcherism and the welfare consensus. Part 2 Marxist theories of ideology and the Welfare State: ideology, political economy and the Welfare State critical theory and welfare ideology disorganized capitalism and the problems of need and welfare. Part 3 Welfare ideology and …
After this, what?’: To 1945 and Beyond
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
After this, what?’: To 1945 and Beyond
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Sowing the Seeds of “Welfare”: The Transformation of Mothers' Pensions, 1900–1940
Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) had come to symbolize everything that is wrong with the American welfare state. Benefit levels have always varied significantly from state to state and seldom have been adequate anywhere to move recipients above the poverty line. Until the 1960s some local administrators discriminated against certain categories of recipients, particularly blacks and unwed mothers. Overt discrimination is now rare; in…
Welfare, Ideology, and Need: Developing Perspectives on the Welfare State, by Martin Hewitt
Characterizing welfare ideology conceptions of ideology. Part 1 Welfare State and ideology: social administration and the welfare consensus welfare ideology and the New Right Thatcherism and the welfare consensus. Part 2 Marxist theories of ideology and the Welfare State: ideology, political economy and the Welfare State critical theory and welfare ideology disorganized capitalism and the problems of need and welfare. Part 3 Welfare ideology and …
The Hidden Side of the American Welfare State
Students of the American welfare state have regularly invoked comparisons with European welfare states. These comparisons, seldom flattering, have contributed to a portrait that is by now quite familiar to academics and policy makers. The American welfare state is smaller than most of its European counterparts, based on the percentage of gross national product (GNP) devoted to social welfare. It is less inclusive, less generous, and more fragment…
The Hidden Welfare State: Tax Expenditures and Social Policy in the United States
Despite costing hundreds of billions of dollars and subsidizing everything from homeownership and child care to health insurance, tax expenditures (commonly known as tax loopholes) have received little attention from those who study American government. This oversight has contributed to an incomplete and misleading portrait of U.S. social policy. Here Christopher Howard analyzes the "hidden" welfare state created by such programs as tax deduction…
The American Welfare State, or States
Previous studies of the American welfare state have proceeded in two different directions, one specializing in developments at the national level and one at the state level. The purpose of this essay is to demonstrate the nature of this gap and why it is problematic. Specific suggestions are offered for narrowing the gap to produce a richer and more coherent understanding of the American welfare state
The Welfare State Nobody Knows: Debunking Myths about U.S. Social Policy
The Welfare State Nobody Knows challenges a number of myths and half-truths about U.S. social policy. The American welfare state is supposed to be a pale imitation of "true" welfare states in Europe and Canada. Christopher Howard argues that the American welfare state is in fact larger, more popular, and more dynamic than commonly believed. Nevertheless, poverty and inequality remain high, and this book helps explain why so much effort accomplish…
Bas Jan Ader: In Search of the Miraculous by Jan Verwoert
Neurobiological correlates of partner abusive men: Equifinality in perpetrators of intimate partner violence
National Idols? The Problem of ‘Transnationalizing’ Film Stardom in Japan’s Idol Economy
The aim of this chapter is to look at the transnational stardom of Japanese idols from what, following Paul McDonald (2000), would be a production-oriented approach. While reception studies, and particularly fan studies, remain important for our understanding of idol consumption, I suggest that an industry-based focus can more clearly illuminate some of the obstacles in transforming Japanese idols from successful, domestic 'multi-media' stars int…
Re-orientating Japanese cinema: Cold war criticism of ‘anti-American’ films
In the context of the United States’ Cold War strategy in Asia, a range of Japanese films produced shortly after the end of the Occupation (1945–1952), became subject to hostile media coverage by both the American and British press throughout 1953. Such criticism, I argue, was widespread enough to form a more general discourse that post-Occupation Japanese cinema was systematically promoting ‘anti-American’ values. Such a discourse, however, ofte…
Political science (9 works) · Computer Science (7 works) · Law (7 works) · Social Policy and Reform Studies (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Welfare (5 works) · Welfare state (5 works) · Economics (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · History (3 works)