When movements matter
Subtitle: the Townsend plan and the rise of social security
By: Edwin Amenta.
Series: Princeton studies in American politics
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Princeton, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 342
ISBN-13: 9780691124735
Subjects: Old age pensions -- United States; Individual retirement accounts -- United States; Social security -- United States
Description: viii, 322 pages : 25 cm
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : the Townsend plan's image problem; title: Success or consequences, and U.S. social movements; title: How the West was won over; title: Behind the rise and initial impact of the Townsend plan; title: The Townsend plan versus social security; title: Forging a national challenger; title: Dr. Townsend, now at the helm; title: The rise of a pension movement; title: The Townsend plan versus social security, part II; title: The elusive double victory; title: Conclusion : a hero for the aged?.