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When movements matter : the Townsend plan and the rise of social security / Edwin Amenta.
LIBRA HD7105.35.U6 A45 2006
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Amenta, Edwin, 1957-
- Series:
- Princeton studies in American politics
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Old age pensions--United States.
- Old age pensions.
- United States.
- Individual retirement accounts--United States.
- Individual retirement accounts.
- Social security--United States.
- Social security.
- Penn Provenance:
- Katz, Michael B., 1939-2014 (former owner)
- Physical Description:
- viii, 322 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2006]
- Summary:
- "This is historical sociology at its best, written by one of the field's best practitioners."--Edward Berkowitz, George Washington University
- Contents:
- Introduction : the Townsend plan's image problem
- Success or consequences, and U.S. social movements
- How the West was won over
- Behind the Townsend plan's rise and initial impact
- The Townsend plan versus social security
- A national challenger
- Dr. Townsend, now at the helm
- The rise of a pension movement
- The Townsend plan versus social security, part 2
- The elusive double victory
- Conclusion : a hero for the aged?.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [245]-310) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0691124736
- OCLC:
- 62324728
- Publisher Number:
- 9780691124735
- Online:
- Publisher description
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