ABSTRACT

This classic social insurance work has been updated to cover a decade of policy developments and the impact of the recent economic crisis.The book includes in-depth discussion of all major programs to reduce economic insecurity in the United States, including Social Security, Medicare, workers' compensation, unemployment compensation, and temporary disability insurance. The principles, characteristics, and policy issues associated with social insurance and public assistance programs are discussed in detail. The book examines each major cause of economic insecurity and analyzes the appropriate social insurance program for dealing with the problem.

chapter 1|21 pages

Economic Security and Insecurity

chapter 2|19 pages

Basic Principles of Social Insurance

chapter 3|21 pages

Problem of Premature Death

chapter 4|33 pages

Problem of Old Age

chapter 7|16 pages

Financing the Social Security Program

chapter 10|23 pages

Health-Care Reform and the Medicare Program

chapter 11|19 pages

Problem of Occupational Injury and Disease

chapter 12|24 pages

Workers’ Compensation

chapter 13|25 pages

Problem of Unemployment

chapter 14|27 pages

Unemployment Compensation

chapter 16|21 pages

Public Assistance Programs