The Future of the Safety Net: Social Insurance and Employee Benefits

Social insurance and employee benefits are key elements of society's safety net for workers. Social Security, although popular and successful, is under attack by critics who advocate privatization and benefit cuts. In health care, the United States has charted a course unique in the industrial world: 110 years after the debut of national health insurance in Europe, the US still lacks comprehensive coverage, spends a higher proportion of its gross...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0913447811
• ISBN13: 9780913447819
• Release Date: December 2001
• Publisher: Labor and Employment Research Association
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.6" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher