The Other Welfare: Supplemental Security Income and U.S. Social Policy

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THE OTHER WELFARE THE OTHER WELFARE Supplemental Security Income and U.S. Social Policy Edward D. Berkowitz and Larry DeWitt CORNELL UNIVERSITY PRESS ITHACA AND LONDON Copyright © 2013 by Cornell University All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in a review, this book, or parts thereof, must not be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher. For information, address Cornell University Press, Sage House, 512 East State Street, Ithaca, New York 14850. First published 2013 by Cornell University Press Printed in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Berkowitz, Edward D. The other welfare : supplemental security income and U.S. social policy / Edward D. Berkowitz and Larry DeWitt. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8014-5173-7 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Supplemental security income program—United States—History. 2. Public welfare—United States—History. 3. United States—Social policy. I. DeWitt, Larry, 1949– II. Title. HD7125.B474 2013 368.38'2—dc22 2012033633 Cornell University Press strives to use environmentally responsible suppliers and materials to the fullest extent possible in the publishing of its books. Such materials include vegetable-based, low-VOC inks and acid-free papers that are recycled, totally chlorine-free, or partly composed of nonwood fibers. For further information, visit our website at www.cornellpress.cornell.edu. Cloth printing 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Dedicated to the Social Security Administration and its employees, who have created some of the greatest social policy monuments of our time, often under adverse conditions. ...