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Author Wooten, James A., 1958-

Title The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 : a political history / James A. Wooten.

Publication Info. Berkeley, Calif. ; London : University of California Press, [2004]
©2004
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Description 1 online resource (xv, 415 pages).
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Series California/Milbank books on health and the public ; 11
California/Milbank books on health and the public ; 11.
Summary Wooten explains in detail how public officials overcame strong opposition from business & organised labour to pass landmark legislation regulating employer-sponsored retirement & health plans. He looks at how the case for reform was taken directly to voters by the mobilisation of the media & public opinion.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Policy-making for private pensions : the genesis and structure of a policy domain -- "The most glorious story of failure in the business" : the Studebaker-Packard corporation and the origins of ERISA -- "The 'bible' in this field" : the president's committee on corporate pension funds and the origins of ERISA -- "A new legislative era in this country" : pension reform from blueprint to bill -- "A major American institution, built upon human disappointment" : agenda-setting in the U.S. Senate -- A green light in the Senate -- A donnybrook in the House -- Enacting ERISA.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject United States. Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
Pension trusts -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History.
Pension trusts -- Law and legislation.
United States.
History.
Pension trusts -- United States -- History.
Pension trusts.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Other Form: Print version: 9780520242739
ISBN 9780520931398 (electronic book)
0520931394 (electronic book)
0520242734 (cloth ; alkaline paper)
9780520242739 (cloth ; alkaline paper)
1282357573
9781282357570

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