Social Security category: 3077 books
Five Easy Theses
Commonsense Solutions to America's Greatest Economic Challenges
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2016
**A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
A business leader and esteemed economic thinker outlines simple solutions to America’s five most pressing public policy issues, from healthcare to education to inequality.**
America today confronts a host of urgent problems, many of them seemingly intractable,...
South Asia Pension Forum
Fostering Inclusive and Sustainable Pension Systems in the Region
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
Income insecurity in old age is likely to be one key cause of increased poverty in South Asia, and setting up systems to avert this crisis should be a central public policy goal of each country. Several countries in the region are therefore beginning to evaluate a range of policy options for pension...
Pension Wise
Confronting Employer Pension Underfunding—And Sparing Taxpayers the Next Bailout
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2013
Charles Blahous, one of the nation's foremost retirement security experts, explains the origins and dangers of current underfunding in our single-employer defined-benefit pension system and outlines the options for solving the problem and preventing the next taxpayer-financed bailout. He provides...
by Richard Jackson, Director, National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2014
The unsustainable federal budget outlook will inevitably push entitlement reform to the forefront of the national policy debate. As America’s leaders consider reform options, they will have much to learn from the experience of other developed countries, several of which have recently enacted far-reaching...
Your Right To Privacy
Minimize Your Digital Footprint
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2016
Hacking, snooping and invading are commonplace on the Internet. Your personal information can be seen and shared and your privacy can be violated. Two veteran journalists, authorities on how information is handled in the digital age, have written a definitive guide to minimize your digital footprint,...
by Anton Scholz
Language: German
Release Date: July 5, 2017
Language: German
Release Date: July 5, 2017
Anis Amri fuhr am 19. Dezember 2016 mit einem LKW in einen Weihnachtsmarkt in Berlin. Er tötete dabei 12 Menschen und verletzte 55 weitere Personen.
Bei einer genauen Untersuchung der Tat kommen aber erhebliche Zweifel am offiziellen Ablauf des Anschlags auf.
Vieles spricht dafür, dass die Geschichte der Regierung falsch ist.
Double Standard
Social Policy in Europe and the United States
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2017
In Double Standard, James W. Russell shows how and why different models of social and welfare policy developed in the United States and Europe. The fourth edition has been revised and updated throughout to reflect recent political developments that are having significant policy consequences, including...
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2015
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) supports equitable and sustainable social development by giving attention to the social dimensions of its operations. This brochure contributes to this undertaking by providing step-by-step guidance to address social dimensions such as participation, gender, and other...
Non-State Social Protection Actors and Services in Africa
Governance Below the State
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2017
For millions of Africans, the social situation is dire. Over half of the population of Sub-Sahara Africa do not have access to improved sanitation facilities, and about a quarter are undernourished. If factors such as armed conflicts in the region, the impact of climate change, or the widespread presence...
The Revised Social Protection Index
Methodology and Handbook
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2011
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) developed the Social Protection Index (SPI) in 2005–2008 to address the growing recognition that economic growth is insufficient in addressing the needs of the poor and vulnerable. In 2010, it revised the SPI to highlight the impact of expenditures on all beneficiaries....
ADB and Social Protection
Challenges and Opportunities
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2011
Social protection is central to the goal of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) of achieving the inclusive growth agenda in Asia and the Pacific. The report takes stock of ADB's support for social protection and the progress with implementing ADB's Social Protection Strategy. It presents the institution's social protection interventions from 1996 up to 2013.
Social Assistance and Conditional Cash Transfers
Proceedings of the Regional Workshop
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2009
The regional workshop, held on 23-24 July 2009 at the Asian Development Bank (ADB), brought together people from ADB, its developing member countries, partner development agencies, research institutes, and civil society organizations to share their views and experience on social protection and its...
Inclusion and Resilience
The Way Forward for Social Safety Nets in the Middle East and North Africa
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2013
The report aims to meet two broad objectives: (a) enhance knowledge about the current state of existing social safety nets (SSNs) and assess their effectiveness in responding to new and emerging challenges to the poor and vulnerable in the region by bringing together new evidence, data, and country-specific...
Broken Lives
Trafficking in Human Beings in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2009
This study takes a hard look at human trafficking in the northern region of the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) in the context of rapid economic and social change. The Lao PDR is made up of close to 49 main ethnic groups and up to 160 subgroups. Rapid economic growth and infrastructure...