Great Risk Shift : The Assault on American Jobs, Families, Health Care and Retirement and How You Can Fight Back

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hacker, Jacob S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic security.

Economic security--United States.

United States--Economic conditions.

United States.

United States--Social policy.

Local Subjects:

Economic security.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (255 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

: Oxford University Press, USA, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

America's leaders say the economy is strong and getting stronger. But ordinary Americans aren't buying it. They see what the rosy statistics hide: We are all struggling under the weight of terrifying economic instability. No matter how well educated and hard working we are, we know that the bottom can fall out at any moment. Meanwhile, the safety net that once protected us is fast unraveling. With retirement plans in growing jeopardy while health coverage erodes, more and more economic risk is shifting from government and business onto the fragile shoulders of the American family. In The Grea

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Introduction: On the Edge; 1 The New Economic Insecurity; 2 Risking It All; 3 Risky Jobs; 4 Risky Families; 5 Risky Retirement; 6 Risky Health Care; Conclusion: Securing the Future; Acknowledgments; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

0-19-972663-9

OCLC:

870243675