{"product_id":"agency-under-stress-the-social-security-administration-in-american-government-paperback","title":"Agency Under Stress: The Social Security Administration in American Government - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMartha Derthick\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrize-winning author Martha Derthick draws on the recent experience of the Social Security Administration to examine the quality of policymaker's guidance and the feasibility of their policies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDerthick concludes that many structural features of American government hinder good administration, that policymakers lack concern for administration, and that they often miscalculate the administrative consequences of their policy choices.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTo illustrate this argument, Agency Under Stress analyzes two much-publicized cases of poor performance by one of the biggest and best established of U.S. government agencies, the Social Security Administration. The first case is that of the supplemental security income program to support needy blind, aged and disabled persons. Given responsibility of administering the program in 1974, the Social Security Administration was unequal to the task: many payments were made in error; many eligible persons were not paid; computer systems were not ready; field employees worked millions of hours of overtime; and other agency programs suffered.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe second case is that of an eligibility review that Congress ordered the Social Security Administration to conduct for disability insurance recipients in the 1980s. The results were similarly traumatic: of over 1.2 million cases examined, 495,000 had benefits terminated, and, flooded with appeals, the courts ruled overwhelmingly against the agency.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDerthick's analysis and conclusions have far-reaching implications for how the government can effectively serve its clients.\u003c\/p\u003e \"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 245\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.74 x 9.07 x 6.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 1990\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42130457034887,"sku":"9780815718239","price":50.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/daf55fac014d648d8b526c85bb40beb7.webp?v=1732610960","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/agency-under-stress-the-social-security-administration-in-american-government-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}