The other welfare : supplemental security income and U.S. social policy /

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This title offers a comprehensive history of Supplemental Security Income (SSI), from its origins as part of President Nixon's daring social reform efforts to its pivotal role in the politics of the Clinton administration.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Berkowitz, Edward D. (Autor), DeWitt, Larry, 1949- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2013.
Colección:UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. Political Science and Policy Studies.
Temas:
Supplemental security income program > United States > History.
Public welfare > United States > History.
HISTORY > United States > 20th Century.
Public welfare
Social policy
Supplemental security income program
United States > Social policy.
États-Unis > Politique sociale.
United States
Electronic book.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The other welfare
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. Creating a new welfare program : The politics of welfare and Social Security reform in the Nixon administration
  • Chapter 2. A year in transition : Why planning for the new program became difficult
  • Chapter 3. Launching the program : Why the program began badly
  • Chapter 4. The emergence of a disability program : How the program's fundamental identity changed
  • Chapter 5. The continuing disability reviews : How the politics of controversy hindered the program
  • Chapter 6. The courts and other sources of program growth : How the program expanded in a conservative age
  • Chapter 7. The welfare reform of 1996 : How the program became swept up in the narrative of welfare fraud and abuse
  • Chapter 8. Post-1996 developments : A brief postscript
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Index.

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