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Disability rights and the American social safety net /

"The recent history of the American welfare state has been viewed with dismay by those on the left because of the steady contraction of benefits under both Republican and Democratic administrations. In contrast, Jennifer L. Erkulwater describes the remarkable success of advocacy for the disable...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Erkulwater, Jennifer L.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, ©2006.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The politics of disability and welfare
  • The advocates mobilize for rights
  • SSI and the new social safety net
  • The advocates face retrenchment
  • Contesting disability in court
  • From litigation to legislation
  • Putting reform into administrative practice
  • From welfare reform to welfare retrenchment.