Reading Assignment

Read Chapter 17, Social Welfare Policy, pages 596-635 in your text before completing the rest of this section. The section activities will require that you are able to readily access the information.

For this second reading assignment you should be able to:

• Describe the factors that influence the social policy making process.
• Understand the role of government in health care
• Describe the factors that influence the social policy making process
• Understand environmental policies
• Understand how American environmental policies interact with international accords