| Gaining Ground |
| PREFACE |
| INTRODUCTION |
| PART ONE— SOCIOECONOMIC RIGHTS AND AMERICAN VALUES |
| One— Patterns of Resource Inadequacy and American Values |
| Two— Socioeconomic Rights and American Conceptions of Distributive Justice |
| Three— Implications for Prominent American Values |
| Liberty |
| • | Developmental Liberty |
| • | Economic Efficiency |
| • | Equality |
| • | Democracy |
| • | Community and Social Solidarity |
| • | Human Dignity |
| • | Conclusions |
| Four— Practical Problems: Complexity and Compliance |
| PART TWO— THE INVESTMENTS APPROACH TO SOCIAL PROGRAMS |
| Introduction to Case Studies |
| Five— Social Security |
| Six— Aid to Families with Dependent Children |
| Seven— Medicare |
| Eight— The Investments Approach |
| Notes |
| INDEX |