Economic and Financial Aspects of Social Security - An International Survey

List of contents

Preface 1. Introduction 2. Definition and Scope 3. Basic Policies and Principles 4. Social Insurance 5. Accumulation of Funds versus ‘Pay-as -You- Go’ Financing 6. Proportion of Social Security Payments to National Income 7. Age and Retirement 8. Family Allowances 9. Health 10. Other Contingencies 11. Some Economic Considerations 12. Conclusions Selected References Index

About the author

J. Henry Richardson

Summary

First Published in 1960, Economic and Financial Aspects of Social Security presents an important intervention by Professor J. Henry Richardson, an experienced authority on social security. Specially valuable is the chapter which considers what proportion of national income can be afforded for social security.

Product details

• Authors: J. Henry Richardson
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2022
• EAN: 9781032184418
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3218441-8
• No. of pages: 266
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Macroeconomics, macroeconomics, Labour / income economics, Labour Economics, Political Economy, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / General