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The war on disabled people : capitalism, welfare and the making of a human catastrophe / Ellen Clifford.
Van Pelt Library HV1559.G7 C55 2020
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Clifford, Ellen, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- People with disabilities--Government policy--Great Britain.
- People with disabilities.
- People with disabilities--Services for--Great Britain.
- People with disabilities--Services for.
- People with disabilities--Government policy.
- Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 365 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : Zed Books Ltd, [2020]
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: pt. I `Hidden in plain sight': the social context for the war on disabled people
- 1. Who Are Disabled People?
- 2. Justifiable Exclusion: Attitudes And Othering Of Disabled People
- 3. From Asylums To Independent Living: Disabled People On The Edge Of Society
- pt. II Targeting disabled people: retrogressive legislation and policy since 2010
- 4. Welfare `Reform'
- 5. Independent Living Cuts
- pt. III `Human catastrophe': the impact of austerity and welfare reform on disabled people
- 6. The Human Cost
- 7. Re-Segregating Society
- 8. Political Fallout
- pt. IV Understanding the welfare war: why disabled people are under attack
- 9. A Story Of Ideology And Incompetence
- 10. Collaborators
- pt. V Fighting back: the rise of resistance
- 11. Forefront Of The Fightback
- 12. Concluding Thoughts: Where Do We Go From Here?.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1786998904
- 9781786998903
- 1786996642
- 9781786996640
- OCLC:
- 1156368603
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