Social Security Policies in Industrial Countries - A Comparative Analysis

Klappentext The discussion focuses on questions such as the relative merits of earnings-related, income-tested and universal benefits. Zusammenfassung The discussion focuses on questions such as the relative merits of earnings-related! income-tested and universal benefits; who bears the financial burden; and the impact of social security benefits on incentives to work. Among the controversial issues receiving considerable attention are the arguments over the persistence of high unemployment in Western Europe. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1. Post-war developments; 2. Differences in social security spending; 3. National old-age pension programs: basic structure; 4. Other major features of old-age pension programs; 5. The age of retirement; 6. Long-term invalidity programs; 7. Industrial injuries programs; 8. The role of employer pension plans; 9. The economic impacts of pension programs; 10. Health benefits; 11. Unemployment compensation; 12. Labour market policies; 13. Family allowances and family policies; 14. Public assistance and guaranteed income proposals; 15. International linkages; 16. Conclusions; Appendices; References; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Margaret S. Gordon, Gordon Margaret S., Gordon Margaret S.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.04.2009
• EAN: 9780521106719
• ISBN: 978-0-521-10671-9
• No. of pages: 396
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Economic Policy, Microeconomics, Welfare and benefit systems