Challenges to Social Security: An International Exploration - Couverture rigide

Midgley, James; Tracy, Martin B.

 
9780865692442: Challenges to Social Security: An International Exploration
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0865692440 ISBN 13 : 9780865692442
Editeur : Praeger Publishers Inc, 1996

Synopsis

Social security systems throughout the world are faced with unprecedented challenges in response to growing criticisms about unacceptable expenditures for government programs and questions about the appropriate role of government in providing social protection through social insurance and social assistance programs. The challenges are also a result of dramatic demographic, social, and cultural changes around the world. A variety of radical and modest reform measures are currently being discussed which have the potential of significantly impacting the means of income and health care for the elderly, children, and families.

This book examines these challenges from the perspective of local analysts in both industrial and economically developing nations. The purpose of the analysis is to promote a better understanding of the integral role that social security plays in the social and economic development of diverse societies. The chapters examine the wide range of challenges to social security in Britain, Egypt and Turkey, the Netherlands, Poland, the United States, Uruguay, and Zimbabwe. An overview of the most prevalent issues are discussed, including fiscal viability, economic development, equity, administration, public confidence, and the role of social security as the primary government instrument for social protection against the loss of income and health. Essential reading for students and researchers in social policy, gerontology, and comparative social welfare.

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À propos de l'auteur

JAMES MIDGLEY is Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and Professor of Social Work, Louisiana State University.

MARTIN B. TRACY is Director and Professor, School of Social Work, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. Both have written extensively on international and comparative social welfare issues.

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Éditeur
Praeger Publishers Inc
Date d'édition
1996
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0865692440
ISBN 13 
9780865692442
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
176
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
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