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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814266603321

Titolo

Social insurance and social justice : social security, medicare, and the campaign against entitlements / / Leah Rogne ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY, : Springer Pub., c2009

ISBN

0-8261-1615-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (484 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

RogneLeah

Disciplina

368.4/300973

368.4300973

Soggetti

Social security - United States

Social justice - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgments; In Memoriam: Mr. Social Security: The Extraordinary Contributions of Robert M. Ball; Introduction: We're All in This Together; PART I: SOCIAL INSURANCE: HISTORY, POLITICS, AND PROSPECTS; PART II: WHAT'S AT STAKE; PART III: THE ONGOING DEBATES OVER SOCIAL INSURANCE PROGRAMS; PART IV: CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON SOCIAL INSURANCE REFORM; PART V: TEACHING SOCIAL INSURANCE: CRITICAL PEDAGOGY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE; Epilogue: From the Audacity of Hope to the Audacity of Action; Index

Sommario/riassunto

""[W]e must tell the story of how social insurance programs have assured basic economic and health security for millions of Americans .This book is a must-read for anyone who cares about these goals."". -From the Foreword by Barbara Kennelly. President and CEO,. National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare. This politically charged, provocative text serves as an introduction to social insurance programs, examining all aspects of these hotly debated policies. The editors cover cutting-edge topics, including Social Security and privatization, universal health insurance, and how Am