LEADER 04201oam 2200541 a 450 001 9910822649903321 005 20010731083105.0 010 $a979-84-00-64365-1 010 $a9780313002797 010 $a0-313-00279-7 024 7 $a10.5040/9798400643651 035 $a(CKB)111056486824756 035 $a(OCoLC)70759027 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10020839 035 $a(OCoLC)1438936704 035 $a(DLC)BP9798400643651BC 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3000721 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111056486824756 100 $a20000505e20012024 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aEconomics of aging 205 $a7th ed. 210 1$aWestport, Conn. :$cAuburn House,$dc2001. 210 2$aLondon :$cBloomsbury Publishing,$d2024 215 $a1 online resource (378 p.) 311 $a0-86569-294-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [325]-351) and index. 327 $aIntro -- 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?. 327 $aPrivate 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. 606 $aOld age pensions$zUnited States 606 $aRetirement income$zUnited States 606 $aAge$zUnited States$xEconomic conditions 615 0$aOld age pensions 615 0$aRetirement income 615 0$aAge$xEconomic conditions. 676 $a330.973/0929/0846 700 $aSchulz$b James H$01651409 801 0$bDLC 801 1$bDLC 801 2$bDLC 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910822649903321 996 $aEconomics of aging$94001332 997 $aUNINA