The War on Disabled People: Capitalism, Welfare and the Making of a Human Catastrophe

ISBN-13: 9781786998903 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 264 str.

Ellen Clifford

Spis treści

Part I Hidden in Plain Sight: the social context for the war on disabled people 1 1. Who are disabled people? 2. Justifiable exclusion: attitudes and othering of disabled people 3. From asylums to independent living: disabled people on the edge of society Part II Targeting Disabled People: retrogressive legislation and policy since 2010 4. Welfare ‘reform’ 5. Independent living cuts Part III Human Catastrophe: the impact of austerity and welfare reform 6. The human cost 7. Re-segregating society 8. Political fallout Part IV Understanding the Welfare War: why disabled people are under attack 9. A story of ideology and incompetence 10. Collaborators Part V Fighting Back: the rise of resistance 11. Forefront of the fightback 12. Concluding thoughts: where do we go from here?