Social Security Programs: A Cross-Cultural Comparative Perspective

by John C. Dixon (Editor), Robert P. Scheurell (Editor)

Overview

This volume examines current trends in social security programs around the world. An international group of contributors provide (1) historical perspectives on the development of social security programs (looking at the U.S., Japan, and South Korea); (2) national overviews of programs as adapted to specific populations (in Indonesia, the Philippines, China, Zimbabwe, Yugoslavia, and Malaysia); and (3) specific program analyses (long term care in Britain, health care in Sweden, and industrial accident benefits as developed in Brazil). The discussions highlight the need to evaluate the impact of social security programs on the general population, as well as on specific population groups. This work will be of interest to scholars and policy-makers in social welfare and public policy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313296543
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	08/15/1995
Series:	Contributions in Political Science , #359
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	248
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.69(d)

About the Author

JOHN DIXON is head of the Department of Social Sciences at Lingnan College in Hong Kong.

ROBERT P. SCHEURELL is Associate Professor of Social Welfare at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Social Security and the Ghosts that Haunt It by John Dixon
Historical Perspectives
Social Security in the United States by Max J. Skidmore
Japanese Social Security: Its Past, Present, and Future by Mitsuya Ichien
Politics of Illiberal Capitalism: The State, Industrialization and Social Security in South Korea by M Ramesh
National Overviews
Rural Populations, Social Security, and Legal Pluralism in the Central Moluccas of Eastern Indonesia by Franz von Benda-Beckmann and Keebet von Benda-Beckmann
An Examination of the Roles of the State, Networks, and the Family in Philippines Social Security by Frank Hirtz
Social Security Reforms in China by Nelson W. S. Chow
Social Security and Redistribution: The Case of Zimbabwe by Edwin Kaseke
Social Security in Yugoslavia: Change or Continuity in the 1990s by Miroslav Ruzica
Income Programs for the Elderly in Malaysia: A Policy Process Analysis by Martin Booth Tracy
Program Analyses
Financial Support for Long-Term Institutional Care in Britain by Anne Corden
The Right to Medical Health Care for the Disabled in Sweden by Lotta Westerhall
Industrial Accidents: Why should They have Special Preferential Conditions by Celso Barroso Leite
Index

Editorial Reviews

Essays explore social security in an international setting. Historical perspectives discuss the national security systems of the US, Japan, and South Korea in their historical context. National overviews explain the relationships between formal social security and family and social networks in providing social protection to rural populations in places such as the Philippines and Indonesia, and examine policy and practices in China, Yugoslavia, and Zimbabwe. Program analyses focus on programs in Britain, Sweden, and Malaysia. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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