When movements matter: the townsend plan and the rise of social security
Auteur :
Amenta, Edwin
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691138268
Date de publication :
21 juil. 2008
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
482 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Accounts for the origins of Social Security as we know it. This book tells the story of the Townsend Plan - a political organization that sought to alleviate poverty and end the Great Depression through a government-provided retirement stipend of $200 a month for every American over the age of sixty.