1. Economic security and insecurity -- 2. Basic principles of social insurance -- 3. Problem of premature death -- 4. Problem of old age -- 5. Old-age, survivors, and disability insurance -- 6. Problems and issues in the social security program -- 7. Financing the Social Security program -- 8....

This paper analyzes social insurance programs in the United States to determine if they support the principles of social justice, with special emphasis on the principle of preferential treatment of the poor. The paper also examines the antipoverty effects of social insurance programs. The major...

This paper is an updated study on the causes of economic insecurity in the United States. The authors have constructed an aggregate composite index that measures objectively the major causes of economic insecurity (CEI) in the United States. The CEI index consists of 11 variables that can cause...

The unemployment insurance (UI) system collects premiums from firms and provides temporary compensation to involuntarily unemployed workers. The system has traditionally been viewed as an automatic stabilizer for national and area economies. This paper examines the impacts that UI benefits and...