The Other Welfare : : Supplemental Security Income and U.S. Social Policy / / Larry DeWitt, Edward D. Berkowitz.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Backlist 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Berkowitz, Edward D.,; DeWitt, Larry,
• Place / Publishing House: Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2013]; ©2017
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (296 p.) :; 2 tables, 10 charts

The Other Welfare offers the first comprehensive history of Supplemental Security Income (SSI), from its origins as part of President Nixon’s daring social reform efforts to its pivotal role in the politics of the Clinton administration. Enacted into law in 1972, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) m...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Preface
• Introduction
• 1. Creating a New Welfare Program: The Politics of Welfare and Social Security Reform in the Nixon Administration
• 2. A Year in Transition: Why Planning for the New Program Became Difficult
• 3. Launching the Program: Why the Program Began Badly
• 4. The Emergence of a Disability Program: How the Program’s Fundamental Identity Changed
• 5. The Continuing Disability Reviews: How the Politics of Controversy Hindered the Program
• 6. The Courts and Other Sources of Program Growth: How the Program Expanded in a Conservative Age
• 7. The Welfare Reform of 1996: How the Program Became Swept Up in the Narrative of Welfare Fraud and Abuse
• 8. Post- 1996 Developments: A Brief Postscript
• Conclusion
• Notes
• Index