商品簡介
Marmor, Mashaw, and Pakutka unpack the concept of social insurance, examine its American manifestation, and discuss its future, as they debunk myths and clear up misunderstandings. They describe the financial threats social insurance programs were meant to mitigate: birth into a poor family, ill health, early death of the family breadwinner, involuntary unemployment, disability, and running out of retirement savings. Next, they look at individual social insurance and related programs. Finally, they evaluate contemporary debate in America on benefits, affordability, and durability. Twelve chapters are divided into three parts: American social insurance; threats and protections; thinking about the design of income security programs and their reform. Annotation c2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
