Social Security in Global Perspective

Subjects:

• Sociology » Social Work
• Political Science » Public Policy
• Business » Business & Public Policy

Reviews:

• Dixon's book provides an important addition to the social security literature and a helpful contribution to comparative policy studies....Social Security in Global Perspective is impressive in scope and scholarship, an outstanding addition to the burgeoning security literature.
  —Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare
• Examining social security systems in 172 countries, Dixon provides global and regional perspectives on national policy debates. From these larger perspectives, he is able to analyze and rank social security programs.
  —Public Administration Review
• An awesome comparative study.
  —Future Survey

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Social Security: The Concept, the Strategies, and the System
• Social Security's Traditions
• Global Overview of Social Security Practices: Global Patterns and Recent Developments
• Employment Injury
• Old Age, Disability, and Survivorhood
• Unemployment, Sickness, Maternity, and Health Care
• Family Support
• Finance and Administration
• Comparative Social Security: The Challenge of Comparative Evaluation
• A Global Ranking of National Social Security Systems and Progams
• Social Security Towards 2000 and Beyond
• References
• Index