A New Deal for Old Age : Toward a Progressive Retirement / Anne L. Alstott.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Alstott, Anne L., Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Equality--United States.

Equality.

Older people--United States--Economic conditions.

Older people.

Retirement--Economic aspects--United States.

Retirement.

Social security--United States.

Social security.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (208 p.) : 1 graph, 3 tables

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2016]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Changes in longevity, marriage, and the workplace have undermined Social Security, making the experience of old age increasingly unequal. Anne Alstott’s pragmatic, progressive revision would permit all Americans to retire between 62 and 76 but would provide generous early retirement benefits for workers with low wages or physically demanding jobs.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

1. Introduction

2. The New Inequality of Old Age

3. Static Law and Growing Inequality

4. Justice over the Life Cycle

5. Cumulative Disadvantage and Unequal Age

6. From Principles to Policies

7. Progressive Retirement Timing

8. Insuring a Longer Working Life

9. Families and Retirement

10. Reforming the Taxation of Retirement

11. Principles and Politics in Retirement Policy

Notes

References

Acknowledgments

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jul 2020)

ISBN:

0-674-54581-8

OCLC:

971252715