Based on incisive analyses of economic globalization, class, politics, and bureaucracy, The Assault on Social Policy examines the ordinary speech used to make poverty and extreme inequality seem acceptable, the corporate strategies co-opting the distribution of wealth and other resources, and the negative effect of these efforts on our more vulnerable citizens, such as those with disabilities, incarcerated individuals, children, and the elderly. This second edition incorporates new research on the hotly contested policies dealing with poverty, welfare, disability, social security, and health care. It also takes stock of the ongoing effects of globalization and adds a chapter on education.

Table of contents :
Foreword by Senator bernie SanderS ix
acknowledgmentS xi
introduction xiii
chapter one
▶ Policy 1
chapter two
▶ Corporations 20
chapter three
▶ Poverty 47
chapter four
▶ Welfare 67
chapter five
▶ Disability 86
chapter six
▶ Social Security 105
chapter seven
▶ Health 120
chapter eight
▶ Children 141
chapter nine
▶ Education 159
chapter ten
▶ Outsiders 171
chapter eleven
▶ Democratic Change 187
noteS 207
index 223