Shared responsibility, shared risk : government, markets and social policy in the twenty-first century / edited by Jacob S. Hacker and Ann O'Leary.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hacker, Jacob S.

O'Leary, Ann.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic security--United States.

Economic security.

Public welfare--United States.

Public welfare.

United States--Social policy--1993-.

United States.

United States--Economic policy--2009-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (295 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The collapse of the financial markets in 2008 and the resulting 'Great Recession' merely accelerated an already worrisome trend: the shift away from an employer-based social welfare system in the United States. Since the end of World War II, a substantial percentage of the costs of social provision--most notably, unemployment insurance and health insurance--has been borne by employers rather than the state. The US has long been unique among advanced economies in this regard, but in recent years, its social contract has become so frayed that is fast becoming unrecognizable. Despite Obama's elec

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Foreword: Shared Responsibility, Craig Calhoun; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Part One: INSPIRATIONS AND CHALLENGES FOR SHARED RESPONSIBILITY, SHARED RISK; 1. Sharing Risk and Responsibility in a New Economic Era; 2. A Brief History of Risk Management Policy; 3. The American Challenge in Cross-national Perspective; 4. "The Arms of Democracy": Economic Security in the Nation's Broader National Security Agenda; Part Two: IMPROVING ECONOMIC SECURITY FOR WORKERS; 5. The Role of Government in Ensuring Employment Security and Job Security

6. Income Security When Temporarily Away from WorkPart Three: IMPROVING ECONOMIC SECURITY FOR FAMILIES; 7. Public Policy Options to Build Wealth for America's Middle Class; 8. Risk Allocation in Home Ownership: Revisiting the Role of Mortgage Contract Terms; 9. Risk Sharing When Work and Family Clash: The Need for Government and Employer Innovation; Part Four: INCREASING HEALTH AND RETIREMENT SECURITY; 10. Health Care Reform 2.0: Fulfilling the Promise of the Affordable Care Act; 11. Bigger and Better: Redesigning Our Retirement System in the Wake of the Financial Collapse

12. Government's Role in Aging and Long-Term CarePart Five: CONCLUSIONS; 13. Seeing, Bearing, and Sharing Risk: Social Policy Challenges for Our Time; Conclusion: America's Next Social Contract: Lessons from the Past, Prospects for the Future; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; W; Y

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

0-19-020785-X

0-19-025251-0

1-280-59482-9

9786613624659

0-19-978196-6

OCLC:

778104992