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Alternatives to Social Security
Sherraden, Michael W.; Midgley, James
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Description for Alternatives to Social Security
Hardback. This text draws together experts on social security systems developed on an international level, and explores the different approaches - and the different degrees of success these societies have confronted. The international perspective seeks to provide a basis for evaluating policies and reforms. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FMS; 1FPCH; 1HFGK; 1KLSH; 1MBF; JKSB; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 420.
Few days pass without front page newspaper articles about the disarray in the American social security system and the oncoming crisis of exploding costs and imbalance between workers and retirees. New proposals to address these issues constantly surface from presidential candidates, Congress, and interest groups. Yet, few recognize that in the second half of the twentieth century, there has been a global expansion of social security systems, and there may be lessons to be learned from other societies. This collection of essays is designed to examine the diverse approaches developed in Australia, Britain, Chile, Hong Kong, Kenya, and Singapore. By ... Read more
Few days pass without front page newspaper articles about the disarray in the American social security system and the oncoming crisis of exploding costs and imbalance between workers and retirees. New proposals to address these issues constantly surface from presidential candidates, Congress, and interest groups. Yet, few recognize that in the second half of the twentieth century, there has been a global expansion of social security systems, and there may be lessons to be learned from other societies. This collection of essays is designed to examine the diverse approaches developed in Australia, Britain, Chile, Hong Kong, Kenya, and Singapore. By ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780865692459
SKU
V9780865692459
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Ref
99-1
About Sherraden, Michael W.; Midgley, James
JAMES MIDGLEY is Harry and Riva Specht Professor of Public Social Services and Dean of the School of Social Welfare at the University of California at Berkeley. MICHAEL SHERRADEN is the Benjamin E. Youngdahl Professor of Social Development at Washington University in St. Louis. Both have written extensively on social policy issues.
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