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When Movements Matter: The Townsend Plan and the Rise of Social Security

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by Edwin Amenta

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"When Movements Matter" accounts for the origins of Social Security as we know it. The book tells the overlooked 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. Both the ...

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Professor Baseball: Searching for Redemption and the Perfect Lineup on the Softball Diamonds of Central Park

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by Edwin Amenta

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It happens every summer: packs of beer-bellied men with gloves and aluminum bats put their middle-aged bodies to the test on the softball diamond. For some, this yearly ritual is driven by a simple desire to enjoy a good ballgame; for others, it's a way to forge friendships - and rivalries. But for one short, wild-haired, bespectacled professor, ...

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Bold Relief: Institutional Politics and the Origins of Modern American Social Policy

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by Edwin Amenta

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According to conventional wisdom, American social policy has always been exceptional - exceptionally stingy and backwards. But, Edwin Amenta reminds us here that sixty years ago the United States led the world in spending on social provision. He combines history and political theory to account for this surprising fact - and to explain why the ...

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