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Judges, Bureaucrats, and the Question of Independence A Study of the Social Security Adminstration Hearing Process

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ISBN-10: 0313247072

ISBN-13: 9780313247071

Edition: 1985

Authors: Donna Price Cofer

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Donna Price Cofer addresses the tensions between the administrative law judges (ALJ) of the Social Security Administration and their management and examines a common dilemma in the distribution of public social benefits: the desire to meet the needs of eligible claimants and the reality of a diminishing trust fund. She begins with a definition of disability and an outline of the stages of how a claimant is processed. The hearing process is investigated in depth with emphasis placed upon the rules of evidence, claimants' right to counsel, and the impartiality of the decisionmaker. The crux of the book is a discussion of the role of the ALJ as defined in the Administrative Procedure Act of…    
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Book details

List price: $65.00
Copyright year: 1985
Publisher: ABC-CLIO, LLC
Publication date: 7/24/1985
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 266
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English