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The Declining Work and Welfare of People with Disabilities
AEI Press 2011; US$ 39.95The U.S. disability insurance system is an important part of the federal social safety net; it provides financial protection to working-age Americans who have illnesses, injuries, or conditions that render them unable to work as they did before becoming disabled or that prevent them from adjusting to other work. An examination of the workings of... more...
International Perspectives on Social Security Reform
Urban Institute Press 2012; US$ 9.99The aging of America's population makes it imperative that we reform Social Security, but so far we have failed. To instruct this seemingly endless quest, International Perspectives on Social Security Reform looks at public pension revision in six countries that, like the United States, are members of the OECD and have a long tradition of social security... more...
The Empire of Security and the Safety of the People
Taylor and Francis 2006; US$ 160.00This is an accessible new examination of what ?security? means today, contextualizing the term amongst other key ideas, such as the nation state, diplomacy, war and autonomy. By exploring the many differing conceptions of security, this study clearly explains how the idea of security in world affairs can be understood in relation to other ideas... more...
Social Programs of Sweden
University of Minnesota Press 1967; US$ 67.50In his forward to this book, Marquis Childs, author of the classic work Sweden: The Middle Way, comments: There has been a great deal of emotional writing about the effort of the labor government in Stockholm to regulate capitalism and provide a decent s more...
Security Studies
Taylor and Francis 2008; US$ 49.95Security Studies is the most comprehensive textbook available on security studies. It gives students a detailed overview of the major theoretical approaches, key themes and most significant issues within security studies. Part 1 explores the main theoretical approaches currently used within the field from realism to international political... more...
Islam and the Securitisation of Population Policies
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2009; US$ 114.95Recognizing the role of population policies in security issues, Katrina Riddell's study takes the examples of Pakistan and Iran to examine population growth as an international security issue and to understand Muslim states' interaction with global debates on sustainability. more...
Aging Population, Pension Funds, and Financial Markets
World Bank Publications 2009; US$ 14.99Population aging will affect the performance of pension funds and financial markets in the former transition economies and require determined policy actions to complete financial market development and to promote financial literacy through education. more...
Reinventing Social Security Worldwide
The Policy Press 2010; US$ 32.95In this timely book, the author, with his life-long experience of international social security, advocates reinstating social insurance by reducing the volume of income redistribution, increasing the transparency of money flows and improving citizen information. more...
In from the Shadow
World Bank Publications 2012; US$ 19.99What to do about the extent of unregulated informal employment and the size of the shadow economy is a dilemma that has been gaining urgency, particularly in Europe's periphery. The forces that accompany globalization put a premium on mobility and skill-renewal. Rapid population ageing will require that people work longer and be far more productive.... more...
Social Security and Its Discontents
Cato Institute 2004; US$ 9.99Among the issues discussed are the problems of the current system; proposals for the reform; and the impact of reform on the poor, women, and minorities. more...









