When movements matter : the Townsend plan and the rise of social security

When movements matter : the Townsend plan and the rise of social security /

"Drawing on a wealth of primary evidence, historical detail, and arresting images, Edwin Amenta traces the ups and downs of the Townsend Plan and its elderly leader Dr. Francis E. Townsend in the struggle to remake old age. In the process, Amenta advances a new theory of when social movements a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Amenta, Edwin, 1957-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2006.
Series:Princeton studies in American politics.
Subjects:
Old age pensions > United States.
Individual retirement accounts > United States.
Social security > United States.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
Individual retirement accounts
Old age pensions
Social security
Sociale bewegingen.
Pensioen.
Politieke aspecten.
United States
Verenigde Staten.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : the Townsend plan's image problem
  • Success or consequences, and U.S. social movements
  • How the West was won over
  • Behind the Townsend plan's rise and initial impact
  • The Townsend plan versus social security
  • A national challenger
  • Dr. Townsend, now at the helm
  • The rise of a pension movement
  • The Townsend plan versus social security, part 2
  • The elusive double victory
  • Conclusion : a hero for the aged?

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