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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rogne, Leah.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social security--United States.

Social security.

Social justice--United States.

Social justice.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (484 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Springer Pub., c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

""[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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8261-1615-9

OCLC:

425960902