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Social insurance America's neglected heritage and contested future / Theodore R. Marmor, Jerry L. Mashaw, John Pakutka.
| Author/creator | Marmor, Theodore R. |
| Other author | Mashaw, Jerry L. |
| Other author | Pakutka, John. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Thousand Oaks, California : SAGE/CQ Press, [2014] |
| Description | xxv, 299 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Public affairs and policy administration series Public affairs and policy administration series. ^A522923 |
| Contents | pt. 1. American social insurance -- Economic risks and social insurance realities -- Assessment of the six threats to family income -- Philosophies, policies, and public budgets -- The historical development of American social insurance and its associated programs -- pt. 2. Threats and protections -- The threat of birth into a poor family -- The threat of early death of a family breadwinner -- The threat of ill health -- The threat of involuntary unemployment -- The threat of disability -- The threat of outliving one's savings -- pt. 3. Thinking about the design of income security programs and their reform -- Accomplishments and limitations -- Social insurance, markets, and "modernization." |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 242-266) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2013018040 |
| ISBN | 9781452240008 (alk. paper : pbk) |
| ISBN | 1452240000 (alk. paper : pbk) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |