Joel Blau
Biographic Data
| ID | 3877107 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joel Blau |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joel |
| FAMILY NAME | Blau |
| SIGNATURE | BLAU J |
| AFFILIATIONS | State University of New York |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Necessity of Donald Trump
My Hebrew School Education
Science as a Strategy for Social Work
For more than one hundred years, various forms of science have been promoted to boost social work’s status as a profession. Evidence-based practice and talk about the science of social work are only the most recent manifestations of this pattern. Counter to this trend, this article argues that the latest upsurge of interest in scientific social work is no more likely than any of its predecessors to address the problems of the profession. Beginnin…
The Dynamics of Social Welfare Policy
Illusions of Prosperity
Faith in - idea that, for instance, profit-seeking managed care companies will improve health care delivery system - has become a basic tenet of public policy debate. But as Joel Blau demonstrates in this eye-opening book, so-called free market programmes have been a dismal failure, heightening inequality, lowering median standard of living, and steadily eroding quality of our social and political life. In Illusions of Prosperity, Blau launches a…
The Visible Poor
Addressing one of the most pressing and publicized social issues of our times, Joel Blau focuses on the institutional response of major American cities to the problem of homelessness. Blau first examines the national causes of homelessness, and then turns to the experience of New York - the city with the gravest crisis and the most ambitious response to date - to illustrate the impediments to long-term solutions nationwide.
The Limits of the Welfare State
This research examines New York City's response to the growth of the homeless population. Reviewing the six policies that constitute the city's response, it identifies two patterns. These patterns-cost-reduction and preparation for work-are then explored as examples of the constraints on the development of policies for the homeless. Finally, three theories of the welfare state are advanced to analyze these constraints and illuminate New York City…
Theories of the Welfare State
This article reviews the major modern theories of the welfare state. Beginning with the predominantly liberal ideological consensus of the 1960s, it shows how that consensus fragmented into theories of the right, center, and left. The strengths and weaknesses of each of these perspectives are analyzed. The article concludes with a discussion of the concept of rights as the most promising direction for the future development of theories about the …
Housing the homeless
The homeless in contemporary society
The homeless in contemporary society
Science as a Strategy for Social Work
For more than one hundred years, various forms of science have been promoted to boost social work’s status as a profession. Evidence-based practice and talk about the science of social work are only the most recent manifestations of this pattern. Counter to this trend, this article argues that the latest upsurge of interest in scientific social work is no more likely than any of its predecessors to address the problems of the profession. Beginnin…
Theories of the Welfare State
This article reviews the major modern theories of the welfare state. Beginning with the predominantly liberal ideological consensus of the 1960s, it shows how that consensus fragmented into theories of the right, center, and left. The strengths and weaknesses of each of these perspectives are analyzed. The article concludes with a discussion of the concept of rights as the most promising direction for the future development of theories about the …
Housing the homeless
The homeless in contemporary society
The Limits of the Welfare State
This research examines New York City's response to the growth of the homeless population. Reviewing the six policies that constitute the city's response, it identifies two patterns. These patterns-cost-reduction and preparation for work-are then explored as examples of the constraints on the development of policies for the homeless. Finally, three theories of the welfare state are advanced to analyze these constraints and illuminate New York City…
Theories of the Welfare State
This article reviews the major modern theories of the welfare state. Beginning with the predominantly liberal ideological consensus of the 1960s, it shows how that consensus fragmented into theories of the right, center, and left. The strengths and weaknesses of each of these perspectives are analyzed. The article concludes with a discussion of the concept of rights as the most promising direction for the future development of theories about the …
The Visible Poor
Addressing one of the most pressing and publicized social issues of our times, Joel Blau focuses on the institutional response of major American cities to the problem of homelessness. Blau first examines the national causes of homelessness, and then turns to the experience of New York - the city with the gravest crisis and the most ambitious response to date - to illustrate the impediments to long-term solutions nationwide.
Illusions of Prosperity
Faith in - idea that, for instance, profit-seeking managed care companies will improve health care delivery system - has become a basic tenet of public policy debate. But as Joel Blau demonstrates in this eye-opening book, so-called free market programmes have been a dismal failure, heightening inequality, lowering median standard of living, and steadily eroding quality of our social and political life. In Illusions of Prosperity, Blau launches a…
The Dynamics of Social Welfare Policy
Science as a Strategy for Social Work
For more than one hundred years, various forms of science have been promoted to boost social work’s status as a profession. Evidence-based practice and talk about the science of social work are only the most recent manifestations of this pattern. Counter to this trend, this article argues that the latest upsurge of interest in scientific social work is no more likely than any of its predecessors to address the problems of the profession. Beginnin…
My Hebrew School Education
The Necessity of Donald Trump
Sociology (8 works) · Political science (7 works) · Economics (6 works) · Economic growth (4 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Criminology (2 works) · Development economics (2 works) · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism (2 works)