Stein Ringen, Philip R. Dejong

Fighting Poverty (eBook, ePUB)

Caring for Children, Parents, the Elderly and Health

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

First published in 1999, this volume is the fifth in a series on international studies of issues in social security. The series is initiated by the Foundation for International Studies on Social Security (FISS).

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 373
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. August 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780429851230
• Artikelnr.: 56949314

Autorenporträt

Stein Ringen is professor of sociology and social policy and fellow of Green College, University of Oxford. He has held various academic posts in government, including assistant director general in the Norwegian Ministry of Justice. He is the author of The Possibility of Politics, to be reissued by Transaction in 2006 and many more books.

Inhaltsangabe

1. "Inability to be self-reliant" as an indicator of U.S. Poverty
Robert H. Haveman
Andrew Bershadker. 2. Poverty Among Children and Elders in Europe and North America
Lee Rainwater. 3. The Cost and Benefits of Children
Bernard M.S
van Praag and Erik J.S. Plug. 4. Relating Inputs to Outcomes: Child Poverty and Family Transfers in Comparative Perspective
Jomnathan R. Bradshaw
Helen Barnes. 5. Framing and Reframing Social Policy Paradigms: The Case of Lone Parents
Nadine Lefaucheur
Martin Rein. 6. Work Incentivrd in Single Parent Families
Katja Forssen and Mia Harkovita. 7. Reforming Social Security: How
Why and So What? Estelle James. 8. Pension Policies for Ageing Populations; Labour Market Policies
Funded and Mixed Systems
Colin Gillion. 9. Social Security Reform and Inter-Generational Transfers: Simulation Results for Switzerland
Stefan Felder. 10. Inequality in Health Care Access and Utilization and the Potential Role for the Public Sector
Barbara L. Wolfe
David Vanness. 11. Risk Adjustment and the Equality and Efficiency of Health Care Systems
Erik Schokkaert
Carine Van de Voorde. 12. The Cost of Coercion: An Empirical. Study of the Willingness to Pay for Disability Insurance
Leo J.M Aarts
Philip R. de Jong. 13. Some Issues in Aged Care Expenditure in Australia
Ching Y. Choi