04228oam 2200541 a 450 991082264990332120010731083105.0979-84-00-64365-197803130027970-313-00279-710.5040/9798400643651(CKB)111056486824756(OCoLC)70759027(CaPaEBR)ebrary10020839(OCoLC)1438936704(DLC)BP9798400643651BC(MiAaPQ)EBC3000721(EXLCZ)9911105648682475620000505e20012024 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe economics of aging /James H. Schulz7th ed.Westport, Conn. :Auburn House,c2001.London :Bloomsbury Publishing,20241 online resource (378 p.)0-86569-294-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. [325]-351) and index.Intro -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- 1. The Economic Status of the Aged -- Diversity among the Elderly -- Aged Income -- The Aged Are Not a Homogeneous Group -- The Impact of Taxation, Assets, and In-Kind Income -- The Adequacy of Income in Old Age -- The Impact of Inflation -- Chapter 1 Highlights -- Suggested Readings -- 2. To Work or Not to Work -- The Right to Retire -- The Work-Leisure Trade-off -- Economic Problems of Older Workers -- Training Older Workers -- The Retirement Decision -- Mandatory versus Flexible Retirement Options -- Do the Aged Want to Work? -- Chapter 2 Highlights -- Suggested Readings -- 3. Retirement Planning -- Retirement Provision by Individuals -- The Role of Pensions -- Public or Private? -- What Mix of Public and Private Pensions? -- Arguments against and for Social Security -- Arguments in Support of Private Pensions -- The Pension Mix in Various Countries -- Planning for Retirement -- Finding Someone You Can Trust -- Chapter 3 Highlights -- Suggested Readings -- 4. Social Security: Old Age and Survivors' Benefits -- The Changing Social Security System -- The Principles of Social Security -- Retirement Benefit Provisions -- Social Security Pension Reforms -- Chapter 4 Highlights -- Suggested Readings -- 5. Social Security Financing: Who Pays? Who Should Pay? -- Rising Pension Expenditures and Growing Controversy -- Financing Social Security -- Social Security and the Federal Budget -- Financing Equity -- Social Security Financial Reform Proposals -- Chapter 5 Highlights -- Suggested Readings -- 6. Health, Disability, and SSI Benefits -- Health Insurance for the Elderly -- Long-Term Care -- Financing Health Care -- Other Social Security Programs: Disability and SSI -- The Supplemental Security Income Program -- Chapter 6 Highlights -- Suggested Readings -- 7. What Role for Employer-Sponsored Pensions? -- Who Is Covered?.Private Plan Characteristics -- Private Pension Regulation -- ERISA Helps but. . . -- Financing Private Pensions -- Women and Private Pensions -- Government Employee Pension Plans -- Chapter 7 Highlights -- Suggested Readings -- 8. Population Aging: Generational Conflict? -- Generational Conflict? -- Aging Populations -- Dependency Ratios -- Financing an Aging Population -- The Generational Equity Debate -- Put the Old Folks Back to Work! -- Age Is Not the Key Variable -- Chapter 8 Highlights -- Suggested Readings -- NOTES -- GLOSSARY -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- T -- U -- V -- W -- REFERENCES -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.Old age pensionsUnited StatesRetirement incomeUnited StatesAgeUnited StatesEconomic conditionsOld age pensionsRetirement incomeAgeEconomic conditions.330.973/0929/0846Schulz James H1651409DLCDLCDLCBOOK9910822649903321The economics of aging4200700UNINA