{"product_id":"alternatives-to-social-security-9780865692459","title":"Alternatives to Social Security","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew days pass without front page newspaper articles about the disarray in the American social security system and the oncoming crisis of exploding costs and imbalance between workers and retirees.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword by U.S. Senator John Breaux Preface Introduction: Alternatives to Social Security by James Midgley The Social Assistance Approach and Retirement Pensions in Australia by Linda Rosenman Provident Funds and Social Protection: The Case of Singapore by Michael Sherraden Non-Contributory Pensions in Hong Kong: An Alternative to Social Security? by K. L. Tang Privatizing Social Security: Relevance of the Chilean Experience by Silvia Borzutzky Pension Reform in Britain: Alternative Modes of Provision by Matthew Owen and Frank Field Indigenous Support and Social Security: Lessons from Kenya by Franz von Benda-Beckmann, Hans Gsänger and James Midgley Conclusion: Social Security in the Twenty-First Century by Michael Sherraden","brand":"ABC-CLIO","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018500145495,"sku":"9780865692459","price":66.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780865692459.jpg?v=1750777128","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/alternatives-to-social-security-9780865692459","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}