Social Security and the Politics of Deservingness (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)

This book seeks to understand the politics of deservingness for future Social Security reforms through an interpretive policy analysis of the 2005 Social Security privatization debates. What does it mean for politics and policymaking that Social Security recipients are widely viewed as deserving of the benefits they receive? In the 2005 privatization debates, Congress framed Social Security in exclusively positive terms, often in opposition to welfare, and imagined their own beloved family members as recipients. Advocates for private accounts sought to navigate the politics of deservingness by dividing the "we" of social insurance to a "me" of private investment and a "them" of individual rate of return in order to justify the introduction of private accounts into Social Security. Fiscal stress on the program will likely bring Social Security to the policy agenda soon. Understanding the politics of deservingness will be central to navigating those debates.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2016
First published:	2016
Authors:	Susanne N Beechey
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	122
Edition:	1st ed. 2016
ISBN-13:	978-1-349-91889-8
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Public administration Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social welfare & social services > General Promotions
LSN:	1-349-91889-X
Barcode:	9781349918898

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