| The Future of the Safety Net: Social Insurance and Employee Benefits Contributor(s): Friedman, Sheldon (Editor), Jacobs, David (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0913447811 ISBN-13: 9780913447819 Publisher: Labor and Employment Research Association OUR PRICE: $39.11 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2001 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Insurance - General - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Policy - Political Science | American Government - General |
| Dewey: 368.4 |
| LCCN: 2002277465 |
| Series: Industrial Relations Research Association Series |
| Physical Information: 0.41" H x 5.56" W x 8.44" (0.51 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 domestic product on medical care than any other nation, and fails to insure 44 million people. The U.S. safety net relies heavily on job-related coverage, which has imposed a major burden on collective bargaining. With competitive pressures causing many employers to cut benefits and shift costs and risks to workers, private employee benefits have been weakened just when the public safety net is being challenged. What, then, does the future hold for social insurance and employee benefits? In The Future of the Safety Net, leading experts address key aspects of this crucial question. |
Contributor Bio(s): Jacobs, David: - David Jacobs is Associate Professor of Management at Morgan State University.Friedman, Sheldon: - Kate Bronfenbrenner is Director of Labor Education Research for the New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University. SHELDON FRIEDMAN is an economist with the AFL-CIO. Richard W. Hurd is Professor and Director, the Labor Studies Program, New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University. Rudolph A. Oswald is former Director of Economic Research for the AFL-CIO. RONALD L. SEEBER is Associate Professor and Associate Dean, New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University. |