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Shared responsibility, shared risk [electronic resource] : government, markets and social policy in the twenty-first century / edited by Jacob S. Hacker and Ann O'Leary.
Contributor(s): Hacker, Jacob S
| O'Leary, Ann.Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2012Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 276 p.) : ill.ISBN: 9780190252519 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Economic security -- United States | Public welfare -- United States | United States -- Social policy -- 1993- | United States -- Economic policy -- 2009-Additional Physical Form: Print version 9780199781911DDC classification: 330.973 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: How can the American social welfare system be repaired so that workers and families receive adequate protection and, if necessary, provision from the ravages of the market? This book addresses this fundamental problem and analyses how the 'privatization of risk' has increased hardships for American families and increased inequality. It also proposes a series of solutions that would distribute the burdens of risks more broadly and expand the social safety net.
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
How can the American social welfare system be repaired so that workers and families receive adequate protection and, if necessary, provision from the ravages of the market? This book addresses this fundamental problem and analyses how the 'privatization of risk' has increased hardships for American families and increased inequality. It also proposes a series of solutions that would distribute the burdens of risks more broadly and expand the social safety net.
Description based on print version record.