Overview :In the second half of the twentieth century, no one exerted more influence over Social Security than Robert Ball, who in 1947 wrote what bec... Read More
Overview :Social welfare policy in the United States has gone from controversy in the 1930s, to consensus at mid-century, and back to controversy and ... Read More
Overview :JFK tagged him "Mr. Social Security." LBJ praised him as the "planner, architect, builder and repairman on every major piece of social legis... Read More
Overview :The Other Welfare offers the first comprehensive history of Supplemental Security Income (SSI), from its origins as part of President Nixon'... Read More
Overview :Combining history and an analysis of policy today, this book exposes the contradictions in America's disability policy and suggests means of... Read More
Overview :Creating the Welfare State investigates how private business and public bureaucracy worked together to create the structure of much of the m... Read More