Stone, Deborah A.

The disabled state / Deborah A. Stone. - Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 1984. - xiii, 241 p. ; 22 cm - Health, society, and policy .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-230) and index.

Introduction: Disability in the welfare state -- The distributive dilemma -- The origins of the disability category -- Disability as a clinical concept -- Mechanisms for restricting access to the disability category -- The pressures for expansion -- The political dynamic of disability expansion.

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Insurance, Disability.
Disability evaluation.
People with disabilities--Government policy.

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