Books

Published works

His books have been reviewed in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, New York Review of Books and The Atlantic, and translated into Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Italian.

2017Never Enough book cover

Never Enough

Capitalism and the Progressive Spirit

Neil Gilbert · Oxford University Press

  • Essays adapted from the book appeared in The Atlantic and The American Interest.
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2008A Mother’s Work book cover

A Mother’s Work

How Feminism, the Market and Policy Shape Family Life

Neil Gilbert · Yale University Press

  • Society Notable Book
  • Atlantic selection, July/August 2008
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2002Transformation of the Welfare State book cover

Transformation of the Welfare State

The Silent Surrender of Public Responsibility

Neil Gilbert · Oxford University Press

  • Reviewed in the New York Review of Books and The New Republic
  • Paperback edition 2004; translated into Chinese 2009
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1995Welfare Justice book cover

Welfare Justice

Restoring Social Equity

Neil Gilbert · Yale University Press

  • Reviewed in the Wall Street Journal, Partisan Review and The Washington Times
  • Paperback edition 1997
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1991With the Best of Intentions book cover

With the Best of Intentions

The Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Movement

Jill Duerr Berrick and Neil Gilbert · Guilford Publishers

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1990Practical Program Evaluation book cover

Practical Program Evaluation

Examples From Child Abuse Prevention

Jeanne Pietrzak, Malia Ramler, Tanya Renner, Lucy Ford and Neil Gilbert · Sage Publications

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1989The Enabling State book cover

The Enabling State

Modern Welfare Capitalism in America

Neil Gilbert and Barbara Gilbert · Oxford University Press

  • Translated into Japanese 1999
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1983Capitalism and the Welfare State book cover

Capitalism and the Welfare State

Neil Gilbert · Yale University Press

  • New York Times Notable Book; reviewed in the New York Review of Books
  • Translated into Korean, Japanese and (in part) Italian
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1980Introduction to Social Work Practice book cover

Introduction to Social Work Practice

Neil Gilbert, Henry Miller and Harry Specht · Prentice Hall

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1978The Dynamics of Community Planning book cover

The Dynamics of Community Planning

Neil Gilbert and Harry Specht · Ballinger Publishing

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1977Coordination of Social Services book cover

Coordination of Social Services

An Analysis of Community, Organizational and Staff Characteristics

Neil Gilbert and Harry Specht · Praeger Publishers

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1974–2013Dimensions of Social Welfare Policy book cover

Dimensions of Social Welfare Policy

Neil Gilbert with Harry Specht and Paul Terrell · Prentice Hall · Allyn and Bacon · Pearson

  • A standard text across eight editions
  • Translated into Chinese and Korean
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