Policy-making for private pensions : the genesis and structure of a policy domain -- "The most glorious story of failure in the business" : the Studebaker-Packard corporation and the origins of ERISA -- "The 'bible' in this field" : the president's committee on corporate pension funds and the origins of ERISA -- "A new legislative era in this country" : pension reform from blueprint to bill -- "A major American institution, built upon human disappointment" : agenda-setting in the U.S. Senate -- A green light in the Senate -- A donnybrook in the House -- Enacting ERISA
Summary
Wooten explains in detail how public officials overcame strong opposition from business & organised labour to pass landmark legislation regulating employer-sponsored retirement & health plans. He looks at how the case for reform was taken directly to voters by the mobilisation of the media & public opinion
