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I'm OK, you're (not) OK: the private welfare state in the United States
- Author:
- PETERS B. Guy
- Journal article citation:
- Social Policy and Administration, 39(2), April 2005, pp.166-180.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The American welfare state has been premised on the mixture of substantial private, tax-subsidized benefits rather than on more universalistic public benefits. That pattern is in some ways being undermined as private pension plans are increasingly going bankrupt and firms reduce the benefits they provide employees. On the other hand, however, the current Bush administration is attempting to enhance the private sector role by allowing individuals to invest at least a part of their social insurance contributions into private savings plans. These changes may in the end increase the role of the public sector as a regulator and underwriter at the same time that attempts are made to minimize public sector involvement.
Social policy in Britain
- Author:
- ALCOCK Peter
- Publisher:
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 328p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Basingstoke
- Edition:
- 3rd ed.
Understanding social policy can be a daunting task. This book guides students and trainees through the subject, making complex ideas easy to digest. Packed with updated questions, tasks and resource lists, it provides important material on major new areas of debate, including pension provision and rising NHS costs.
Ageing: debate the issues
- Author:
- LOVE Patrick
- Publisher:
- OECD Publishing
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 72
- Place of publication:
- Paris
Ageing has a wide range of impacts on individuals and society. It has consequences for health care, working life, income and well-being. This report discusses the problems, challenges, and opportunities that ageing brings to citizens and governments in developed and developing countries. Experts on demography, medical research, pensions, employment and other domains from inside and outside (Edited publisher abstract)
Social policy review 22: analysis and debate in social policy, 2010
- Editors:
- GREENER Ian, HOLDEN Chris, KILKEY Majella, (eds.)
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 344p.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
Specially commissioned reviews of key areas and debates in social policy are presented. Part one covers current developments including New Labour policy in the areas of health policy and children's social care; assessing the significance of the 2007 and 2008 Pensions Act; and minimum income standards and household budgets. Part two looks at current issues and debates Topics include 'what
Health care delivery systems for older adults: how do the Netherlands and Lebanon compare?
- Authors:
- HOSPERS Aaltje, CHAHINE Lama M., CHEMALI Zeina
- Journal article citation:
- Social Science and Medicine, 65(10), November 2007, pp.1979-1985.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
Older individuals are given low priority compared to other age groups in many societies and geriatric care is not well-developed in many countries. With the global trend in population aging, the increasing number of older adults can be expected to challenge already-fragile health care facilities. Health care systems vary greatly from one country to another. Based on common research interests and through an educational exchange program between the University of Groningen (the Netherlands) and the American University of Beirut (Lebanon), a project was started to compare the Dutch and Lebanese health care delivery systems for older individuals, demonstrate their strengths and pitfalls, and draw from their resemblance and differences pivotal conclusions leading to positive change. The nursing homes, geriatric medicine and insurance coverage, and pension plans of both countries were studied.
Social protection in the candidate countries: country studies Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania
- Author:
- GESSELLSCHAFT FUR VERSICHERUNGSWISSENSCHAFT UND GESTALTUNG e. V. (GVG)
- Publisher:
- IOS Press
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 145p.
- Place of publication:
- Amsterdam
On behalf of the European Commission, Gesellschaft für Versicherungswissenschaft und -gestaltung e.V. (GVG) has implemented a study on the social protection systems in the 13 candidate countries. First results of this study were discussed on a conference in Brusseles in December 2002. The contents of these publications do not necessarily reflect the opinion or position of the European Commission. Directorate-General for Employment and Social Affairs.
Social protection in the candidate countries: country studies Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Poland
- Author:
- GESSELLSCHAFT FUR VERSICHERUNGSWISSENSCHAFT UND GESTALTUNG e. V. (GVG)
- Publisher:
- IOS Press
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 152p.
- Place of publication:
- Amsterdam
On behalf of the European Commission, Gesellschaft für Versicherungswissenschaft und -gestaltung e.V. (GVG) has implemented a study on the social protection systems in the 13 candidate countries. First results of this study were discussed on a conference in Brusseles in December 2002. The contents of these publications do not necessarily reflect the opinion or position of the European Commission. Directorate-General for Employment and Social Affairs.
Social protection in the candidate countries: country studies Cyprus, Malta, Turkey
- Author:
- GESSELLSCHAFT FUR VERSICHERUNGSWISSENSCHAFT UND GESTALTUNG e. V. (GVG)
- Publisher:
- IOS Press
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 97p.
- Place of publication:
- Amsterdam
On behalf of the European Commission, Gesellschaft für Versicherungswissenschaft und -gestaltung e.V. (GVG) has implemented a study on the social protection systems in the 13 candidate countries. First results of this study were discussed on a conference in Brusseles in December 2002. The contents of these publications do not necessarily reflect the opinion or position of the European Commission. Directorate-General for Employment and Social Affairs.
Social protection in the candidate countries: country studies Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, Slovenia
- Author:
- GESSELLSCHAFT FUR VERSICHERUNGSWISSENSCHAFT UND GESTALTUNG e. V. (GVG)
- Publisher:
- IOS Press
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 156p.
- Place of publication:
- Amsterdam
On behalf of the European Commission, Gesellschaft für Versicherungswissenschaft und -gestaltung e.V. (GVG) has implemented a study on the social protection systems in the 13 candidate countries. First results of this study were discussed on a conference in Brusseles in December 2002. The contents of these publications do not necessarily reflect the opinion or position of the European Commission. Directorate-General for Employment and Social Affairs.
Ageing Europe
- Authors:
- WALKER Alan, MALTBY Tony
- Publisher:
- Open University Press
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 159p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Buckingham
Presents findings from recent policy oriented research undertaken by the EU's Observatory on Ageing and Older People, as well as other research findings. Contains chapters on: a profile of older Europeans; intergenerational relations and social integration; pensions and living standards; employment and older workers; health and social care; and the politics of ageing societies.