Pensions, Social Security, and the Privatization of Risk

Pensions, Social Security, and the Privatization of Risk - The Columbia University Press and Social Science Research Council Series on the Privatization of Risk

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Publisher's Synopsis

As Social Security, workplace pensions, and individual retirement accounts become more insecure, America's pension system is in serious need of rehabilitation. In this timely volume, Mitchell A. Orenstein and his distinguished colleagues Gary Burtless, Teresa Ghilarducci, and Alicia Munnell argue that any reform of the U.S. pension system must address both future imbalances in the Social Security program and weaknesses in the workplace and individual retirement systems on which a growing number of Americans now rely. Weighing what is gained against what is lost as new proposals surface, this book offers a clear account and reasoned analysis of the looming crisis, as well as our collective alternatives both domestically and abroad.

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Book information

ISBN: 9780231146944
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Imprint: Columbia University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 331.2520973
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 127
Weight: 295g
Height: 210mm
Width: 140mm
Spine width: 15mm