| Description |
xiii, 153 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Foreword / John Breaux -- 1. Introduction: Alternatives to Social Security / James Midgley -- 2. The Social Assistance Approach and Retirement Pensions in Australia / Linda S. Rosenman -- 3. Provident Funds and Social Protection: The Case of Singapore / Michael Sherraden -- 4. Noncontributory Pensions in Hong Kong: An Alternative to Social Security? / K. L. Tang -- 5. Privatizing Social Security: Relevance of the Chilean Experience / Silvia Borzutsky -- 6. Pension Reform in Britain: Alternative Modes of Provision / Matthew Owen and Frank Field -- 7. Indigenous Support and Social Security: Lessons from Kenya / Franz von Benda-Beckmann, Hans Gsanger and James Midgley -- 8. Conclusion: Social Security in the Twenty-first Century / Michael Sherraden |
| Analysis |
Australia overseas comparisons |
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Case studies |
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Privatisation |
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Retirement income |
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Social security payments |
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Income maintenance |
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Statistics |
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Welfare administration |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Social security -- Case studies.
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| Author |
Midgley, James.
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Sherraden, Michael W. (Michael Wayne), 1948-
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| LC no. |
96041484 |
| ISBN |
0865692459 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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