| Description |
xxii, 313 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-306) and index. |
| Contents |
I. An overview of Social Security. The social insurance approach and Social Security / Lawrence H. Thompson and Melinda M. Upp -- The historical development of Social Security in the United States / Edward D. Berkowitz. II. Social Security issues. Should Social Security be means-tested? / Eric R. Kingson and James H. Schulz -- Are Social Security benefits too high or too low? / Marilyn Moon -- Are returns on payroll taxes fair? / Yung-Ping Chen and Stephen C. Goss -- Social Security and the economic security of women : is it fair? / Karen C. Holden -- Disability : why does the search for good programs continue? / Jerry L. Mashaw -- Does Social Security discourage work? / Jill Quadagno and Joseph Quinn -- How does Social Security affect the economy? / Edward M. Gramlich -- |
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What economic role for the trust funds? / Barry Bosworth -- Strong support but low confidence : what explains the contradiction? / Virginia P. Reno and Robert B. Friedland -- Social Security politics and the conflict between generations : are we asking the right questions? / Theodore R. Marmor, Fay Lomax Cook, and Stephen Scher -- Will Social Security be there for me? / Robert J. Myers. III. Additional view on the issues. Adequacy and equity issues : another view / Michael D. Hurd -- Financing and work issues : another view / Dwight K. Bartlett -- Institutional and administrative issues / Stanford G. Ross. IV. The future : alternative perspectives. Social Security in the 21st century : the need for change / C. Eugene Steuerle -- Bridging the centuries : the case for traditional Social Security / Robert M. Ball with Thomas N. Bethell. |
| Subject |
Social security -- United States.
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Social security. |
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United States. |
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Social security -- United States -- Forecasting.
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Forecasting. |
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Twenty-first century -- Forecasts.
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Twenty-first century -- Forecasts. |
| Added Author |
Kingson, Eric R.
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Schulz, James H.
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| Added Title |
Social Security in the twenty-first century |
| ISBN |
0195104250 paperback alkaline paper |
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0195104242 |
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