Fragmented Democracy: Medicaid, Federalism, and Unequal Politics

ISBN-13: 9781316649589 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 236 str.

Jamila Michener

Opis

Because of federalism, Medicaid takes very different forms in different places. This has dramatic and crucial consequences for democratic citizenship.

Recenzje

'The book … contributes to our understanding of minority politics and racial inequality in the American context, as Medicaid disproportionally serves people of color who live in or near poverty. At the micro-level, the author does an exceptional job putting a face to those who experience the injustices of the Medicaid system.' Mariely Lopez-Santana, Publius: The Journal of Federalism

Spis treści

1. Medicaid, political life and fragmented democracy; 2. Federalism, citizenship and contextualized policy feedback; 3. Federalism, healthcare and inequity: past and present; 4. The mis(education) of Medicaid beneficiaries in the American states; 5. Pushing back: particularistic resistance in county contexts; 6. Going local: people, places and social policy in the city; 7. Nothing about us, without us: policy advocacy in a fragmented polity; 8. Federalism, policy and political inequality; References; Appendix A: qualitative interviews; Appendix B: statistical tables; Index.