...and Economic Justice for All Welfare Reform for the 21st Century

Written in an accessible, case study format, this groundbreaking work explores the formulation, implementation, and evaluation of family leave policy in the United States, from its beginnings at the state level in the early 1980s, through the adoption of the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, and beyond to the present day. With a political economy perspective, the book identifies the major economic and social forces affecting both the family and the workplace. And drawing on original primary research, it examines how the political system has responded to this evolving issue with various policy initiatives.

Biography

Michael L. Murray is a professor of insurance in the College of Business and Public Administration at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. He holds an MBA and a Ph.D. in insurance from the University of Oregon, and a bachelor’s degree in sociology from the University of Iowa. He has taught at Drake University for eleven years, having previously taught at the University of Iowa for nineteen years. His work experience also includes two years in an insurance agency and two years as a United States Army Infantry officer.