Alternatives to Social Security
Subtitle: An International Inquiry
Contributors: James Midgley (Editor); Michael Sherraden (Editor)
Publisher: Auburn House
Published: April 30, 1997
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 168
ISBN-13: 9780865692459
Subjects: Central government policies; Welfare & benefit systems; Public Policy - Social Security; Insurance - General; Political Science; Business / Economics / Finance; Sociology; Australia; Chile; Hong Kong; Kenya; Singapore; United Kingdom, Great Britain; Social Security; Public Policy - General; Social Work; Political Science / Public Policy; Case studies
First sentence: Since the end of the nineteenth century, when the first contributory income maintenance programs were introduced in Europe, social security has expanded rapidly and now exists on a worldwide scale.