| 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 |
| 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 |
| • | INTRODUCTION |
| • | One— Patterns of Resource Inadequacy and American Values |
| • | Two— Socioeconomic Rights and American Conceptions of Distributive Justice |
| • | Three— Implications for Prominent American Values |
| • | Four— Practical Problems: Complexity and Compliance |
| • | Introduction to Case Studies |
| • | Five— Social Security |
| • | Six— Aid to Families with Dependent Children |
| • | Seven— Medicare |
| • | Eight— The Investments Approach |
| INDEX |