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

• Pubblicazione: New York, NY, : Springer Pub., c2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (484 p.)
• Disciplina: 368.4/300973
• Soggetto topico: Social security - United States; Social justice - United States
• Altri autori: RogneLeah
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Social insurance and social justice
• ISBN: 0-8261-1615-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910777922503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II