The Assault on Social Policy
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, Social Services & Welfare, Social Science, Sociology, Business & Finance
| Author: | William Roth, Susan Peters | ISBN: | 9780231506243 |
| Publisher: | Columbia University Press | Publication: | January 30, 2002 |
| Imprint: | Columbia University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | William Roth, Susan Peters |
| ISBN: | 9780231506243 |
| Publisher: | Columbia University Press |
| Publication: | January 30, 2002 |
| Imprint: | Columbia University Press |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
