Disability Rights and the American Social Safety Net /

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"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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Erkulwater, Jennifer L.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 2006.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Soziale Sicherheit
Behindertenrecht
Supplemental security income program.
Social security.
People with disabilities > Legal status, laws, etc.
Disability retirement.
Disability insurance.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > People with Disabilities.
Securite sociale > États-Unis.
Supplement de revenu garanti > États-Unis.
Personnes handicapees > Droit > États-Unis.
Retraite pour invalidite > États-Unis.
Assurance-invalidite > États-Unis.
Social security > United States.
Supplemental security income program > United States.
People with disabilities > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States.
Disability retirement > United States.
Disability insurance > United States.
USA.
USA
United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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