Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:Institutional DisabilityISBN13:9780815748335ISBN10:0815748337Author:Katzmann, Robert A. (Author)Description:This Case Study Of Transportation Policy For Disabled People Illustrates The Flaws In Policymaking That Lead Many Americans To Believe Government Is Not Working As It Should Robert A Katzmann Examines The Workings Of The Legislative, Administrative, And Judicial Processes, Both Separately And In Interaction, As He Relates The Erratic Path Of Transportation Policy For The Disabled Over Two Decades An Estimated 13 4 Million People In This Country Have Difficulty Using Public Transportation, But The Federal Response To Their Problems Of Mobility Is Of Fairly Recent Vintage, Beginning With Legislation In The Early 1970S Since Then, There Have Been Many Twists And Turns In Policy, Involving A Wide Array Of Governmental Institutions These Constant Shifts Have Confused State And Local Governments, The Transit Industry, And The Disabled Community Assessing Why Policy Was So Erratic, Katzmann Concludes That In Part The Confusion Resulted From The Inability To Choose Between Conflicting Approaches To The Problem--One Oriented Toward The Rights Of Equal Access For The Disabled, And The Other Favoring Effective Mobility By Any Practical Means In Addition, The Conflict Between These Two Policy Approaches Was Compounded By Increasing Fragmentation Within And Among National Institutions Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:BROOKINGS INSTPublication Date:1986-07-01Weight:0.74 lbsDimensions:0.51'' H x 9'' L x 6'' WNumber of Pages:211Language:English
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Number of Pages: 211 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Institutional Disability : the Saga of Transportation Policy for the Disabled
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Publication Year: 1986
Item Height: 0.5 in
Subject: Disability, People with Disabilities, Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare, Public Policy / Social Policy
Item Weight: 12.2 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Law, Political Science, Social Science
Author: Robert A. Katzmann
Item Length: 8.9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
