Institutional and Financial Incentives for Social Insurance provides both an empirical and a theoretical account of the main difficulties presently threatening social insurance systems in most industrialized countries. It analyzes the remedies that have been discussed and sometimes introduced...

"While we were writing this book, one of the authors fell ill. The diagnosis required two CAT scans, two MRIs, consultation with an oto-neurologist, an otolaryngologist, and an audiologist, while the treatment required a week in the hospital, a total of 15 hours of surgery carried out by a team...

This book brings together a wide range of policy experts from both old and new European Union member states, as well as from the US, and presents their insights, observations and research on the future of economic and social models in Europe. This book is an essential companion for all...

This book explores the complex relationship between social security and economic development, arguing that social security contributes positively to economic development by promoting social investments that not only foster economic growth but enhance social welfare for all. The contributors...

In diesem Band geht es um die gegenwärtige Situation des Wohlfahrtsstaates in offenen Weltmärkten. Die These lautet: Erst der massive Ausbau des Wohlfahrtsstaates hat die Regierungen der westlichen Länder in die Lage versetzt, sich unkontrollierbaren äußeren Risiken zu öffnen, etwa den...