Policymaking for Social Security

Download or read book Policymaking for Social Security written by Martha Derthick and published by Brookings Institution Press. This book was released on 1979 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Monograph tracing the development of the social security system in the USA, with particular reference to the role of social policy - outlines the historical role of programme executives, congress, politicians, trade union federations and public opinion, etc., examines programme financing, advantages and disadvantages of the scheme, discusses disability benefit, medicare health insurance and expanding cash benefits, and considers policy response to increasing deficit, with a view to changing the system. References.