Shared responsibility, shared risk : government, markets and social policy in the twenty-first century /

The collapse of the financial markets in 2008 and the resulting 'Great Recession' merely accelerated an already worrisome trend: the shift away from an employer-based social welfare system in the United States. Since the end of World War II, a substantial percentage of the costs of social...

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Hauptverfasser:
Hacker, Jacob S., O'Leary, Ann.
Weitere Verfasser:
O'Leary, Ann
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York : Oxford University Press, c2012.
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
Zusammenfassung:
The collapse of the financial markets in 2008 and the resulting 'Great Recession' merely accelerated an already worrisome trend: the shift away from an employer-based social welfare system in the United States. Since the end of World War II, a substantial percentage of the costs of social provision--most notably, unemployment insurance and health insurance--has been borne by employers rather than the state. The US has long been unique among advanced economies in this regard, but in recent years, its social contract has become so frayed that is fast becoming unrecognizable. Despite Obama's elec
Umfang:
1 online resource (295 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-020785-X
0-19-025251-0
1-280-59482-9
9786613624659
0-19-978196-6
Schlagworte:
Economic security > United States.
Public welfare > United States.
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