| The Assault on Social Policy Contributor(s): Roth, William (Author), Peters, Susan (Author), Sanders, Bernard (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0231123809 ISBN-13: 9780231123808 Publisher: Columbia University Press OUR PRICE: $118.80 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2002 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Policy - Political Science | Political Process - General - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare |
| Dewey: 361.610 |
| LCCN: 2001042142 |
| Lexile Measure: 1340 |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 6.22" W x 9.34" (0.90 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |