Download or read book Bold Relief written by Edwin Amenta and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2000-04-09 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to conventional wisdom, American social policy has always been stingy. This book reminds the reader that 60 years ago the US led the world in social provision. He combines historical and political theory to account for this fact - and to explain why their leading role was short-lived.