The Social Security Primer - What Every Citizen Should Know

Offers a clear understanding of what Social Security has accomplished in the past, challenges it now faces, and possibilities for the future. Outlines the full spectrum of current issues, policies, benefits, and proposed reforms.

List of contents

Chapter 1 Social Security: Is It an Endangered Species?; Chapter 2 Getting from Here to There: A Capsule History of Social Security; Chapter 3 Things Are Not What They Seem: How Social Security Works; Chapter 4 Social Security and the Copernican Question; Chapter 5 How to Save Social Security;

About the author

Wallace C. Peterson

Summary

This text offers an understanding of what the US Social Security programme has accomplished in the past, the challenges it faces, and possibilities for the future. Contemporary issues, policies, benefits, and proposed reforms are outlined.

Product details

• Authors: Paul E Peterson, Wallace C. Peterson
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.1999
• EAN: 9780765603739
• ISBN: 978-0-7656-0373-9
• No. of pages: 192
• Weight: 453 g
• Subjects: Guides > Law, job, finance; Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Security, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Central / national / federal government policies, Central government policies, Welfare & benefit systems, Welfare and benefit systems