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Record Nr.

UNINA9910324047703321

Autore

Turner John A (John Andrew), <1949->

Titolo

Sustaining Social Security in an Era of Population Aging / John A. Turner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Kalamazoo, Mich. : , : W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

0-88099-516-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (125 pages) : illustrations, tables

Collana

WE Focus series

Disciplina

368.4/300973

368.4300973

Soggetti

Older people - Government policy - United States

Pensions - United States

Pension trusts - United States

Social security - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Acknowledgments -- How does social security work? -- Sustainability and financing reform -- Benefit adequacy -- Retirement policy -- Reforming the reform process -- Conclusion: the way forward -- Appendix -- References -- Author -- Index -- About the institute.

Sommario/riassunto

Turner endorses a set of reforms that address increased life expectancy, the growing relationship between income and life expectancy, the decline in the physical demands of jobs, the rise in income inequality, and the increasing poverty seen among the older population.