The Assault on Social Policy

Erscheinungsjahr 2002
ISBN: 978-0-231-12381-5
Verlag: Columbia University Press

Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 154 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 295 g

American social policy today largely serves global corporate interests rather than the general public, according to William Roth. Based on incisive analyses of economic globalization, class, politics, and bureaucracy, The Assault on Social Policy argues that the perfection of the free market is a myth. Roth analyzes the rhetoric used to make poverty seem acceptable, shows how corporations affect the distribution of wealth and other resources, and considers the effect on disabled people, criminals, children, and health care. He concludes that increased transnational corporate power has created the need for large-scale systematic public policy changes.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Roth, William

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Sozialpolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik Soziale Dienste, Soziale Organisationen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

IntroductionForeword by Representative Bernard Sanders1. Policy2. Corporations3. Poverty4. Welfare5. Disability6. Social Security7. Health8. Children9. Outsiders10. Democratic Change

Über Autor(innen)

William Roth is associate professor of social welfare and public policy at the University at Albany, State University of New York.