The politics of social welfare in America [electronic resource] / Glenn David Mackin.
2013
HV95 .M254 2013
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Title
The politics of social welfare in America [electronic resource] / Glenn David Mackin.
Author
Mackin, Glenn.
ISBN
9781107029026
9781107333383 (electronic book)
9781107333383 (electronic book)
Imprint
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
Language
English
Description
x, 226 p.
Call Number
HV95 .M254 2013
Dewey Decimal Classification
361.60973
Summary
"The Politics of Social Welfare in America examines how politicians, theorists, and citizens discuss need, welfare, and disability with respect to theoretical and political projects. Glenn David Mackin argues that participants in these discussions often miss the way their perceptions of those in need shape their discourse. Professor Mackin also explores disability rights groups and welfare rights activism in the 1960s and 1970s to examine the ways that those designated as needy or incompetent often challenge these designations, thus making the issue of welfare an ongoing conflict over who counts as competent and generating new ways of understanding democracy and equality"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
Machine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. The aphoria of practical reason: from ethics to politics; 2. The aphoria of social rights; 3. The welfare system as a narrative of founding; 4. Otherwise than need; 5. Needing rights; Conclusion.