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Putting Trust in the US Budget
Cambridge University Press 2000; US$ 32.00In the United States many important programs, such as Social Security and Medicare, are paid from trust funds. This book provides the first comprehensive study of this significant yet little-studied feature of the American welfare state, and also raises a fundamental question of democratic politics: can current officeholders bind their successors? more...
Ageing and Pension Reform Around the World
Edward Elgar Publishing 2005; US$ 40.00Population ageing and the resulting pressures on existing pension systems constitutes one of the most important challenges modern societies will have to face over the coming decades. Although governments have responded to such pressures by adopting a plethora of pension reforms, the adaptation process is far from over. more...
Social security and its discontents
Cato Institute 2004; US$ 17.00Social Security is the largest government program in the world. But it is also a deeply troubled one, on the verge of financial collapse. Within 15 years, Social Security will begin running a deficit. Overall, the program is more than $26 trillion in debt. more...
Assessment of 24-Hour Care Options for California
RAND Corporation 2005; US$ 9.95Proponents of a type of insurance program called 24-hour care--which would consolidate employers? health care benefits, and possibly disability benefits, for both work-related and non-work-related claims--believe that it could yield substantial workers? compensation savings for California. more...
Pension Systems
Springer 2006; US$ 94.99Combines theoretical, institutional and empirical analyses' to form a comprehensive framework for evaluating financial sustainability and distributional effects of the pension systems implemented in Germany and the United Kingdom. more...
Managing Workers' Compensation
CRC Press 2000; US$ 94.95Workers' compensation causes headaches throughout all levels of an organization. Injuries affect production, costs, and morale. Managing Workers' Compensation: A Guide to Injury Reduction and Effective Claim Management lays out - in logical order - management and safety procedures that reduce injuries and the aggravation that follows. The authors cover... more...
Financial Risk Management for Pension Plans
Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005; US$ 108.00Deals with the methodologies of financial risk management of pension plans, mostly defined benefit plans. This book outlines basic actuarial valuation concepts and also presents valuation methods for defined benefit plans, and discusses their relationship to other types of pension plans. It also analyzes measurement of rate of return of a fund. more...
No. 07: Reform and Challenges for Private Pensions in Russia
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2006; US$ 33.00Reforming retirement systems has become a major challenge for policy makers in Russia and around the world. The Russian Federation has undergone a major systemic reform of its pension system, shifting from a single, publicly managed system to one supplemented by a mandatory, privately managed and occupational-funded component as well as voluntary pension... more...
Live Long and Prosper
A&C Black 2006; US$ 18.20A guide to the pensions minefield that provides the information you need to plan now and avoid worry in the future. This book includes extensive FAQs, comprehensive and authoritative advice on where to get your pension and how to assess its quality, and help on what to do if you've been given bad advice. more...
Pension Trustee's Investment Guide
Thorogood Publishing 2007; US$ 48.95Far too many pension trustees - even in large funds - have an inadequate understanding of investment and financial markets. This book - tailored specifically for pension fund trustees - fills an important knowledge gap. more...









