Introduction To Social Security

This text provides an introduction to social security, its history, and its impact on citizens. It discusses the different types of social security programs and how they are funded. It also includes contributions from some of the best known and most respected names in the field.

Social security forms a major area of government policy and social expenditure. Government activity in this area impacts directly on all citizens, and consequently social security policy is the focus for much debate. People are affected by social security whether by funding it through taxation, or using it when claiming unemployment or other benefits. This text provides an up-to-date text on this important and complex social policy issue in 1999. It includes an introduction for students of social policy and administration and contributions from some of the best known and most respected names in the field.