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The Other Welfare\nby Edward D Berkowitz\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Edward D Berkowitz\nTitle: The Other Welfare\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Welfare and benefit systems\nPublisher: Cornell University Press\nPublication year: 2017\nISBN-13: 9781501702129\nISBN-10: 1501702122\nRRP: \u00A328.99\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\n\nThe Other Welfare offers the first comprehensive history of Supplemental Security Income (SSI), from its origins as part of President Nixon's daring social reform efforts to its pivotal role in the politics of the Clinton administration. Enacted into law in 1972, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) marked the culmination of liberal social and economic policies that began during the New Deal. The new program provided cash benefits to needy elde.