The future of the safety net : social insurance and employee benefits Machine generated contents note: CHAPTER I Introduction mand Overiew I Sheldon Friedman and David C. Jacobs CHAPTER 2 Programs without Altemative: Public Pensions in the OECD 15 Christian E. Weller CHAPTER 3 Diverting the Old Age Crisis: Intemational Projections of Living Standards73 Dean Baker CHAPTER 4 Social Security: A True Family Value 101 Valerie Rawlsto( and William Spriggs CHAPTER 5 Issues in Social Security Reform 119 Peter Diamond CHAPTER 6 The State of Private Pensions 139 Dallas L. Seaishury CHAPTER 7 Rising Expectations: Women Retirement Security and Private Pensions 165 Teresa Ghilardueei CHAPTER 8 Prospects for National Health Insurance in the United States187 David C. Jacobs CHAPTER 9 Medicare: Past Present and Future 201 Edith Rasell CHAPTER 10 Contingent Workers: Health and Pension Security 225 Helene J. Jorgensen and Robert E. MeCarrah Jr CHAPTER 11 Benefits for Same Sex Partners : 239 NancyJ. Sedmak About the Contributors 261