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Controlling the cost of social security
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ISBN: 0844722251 Year: 1981 Publisher: Washington, D.C.

Should the United States privatize Social Security?
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ISBN: 0262011743 0262266695 0585077835 0262292238 9780262266697 9780585077833 9780262011747 9780262292238 Year: 1999 Publisher: Cambridge, Mass. MIT Press

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The two papers that make up the core of this book address what is perhaps the most fundamental question in the current debate over Social Security: whether to shift, in part or even entirely, from today's pay-as-you-go system to one that is not just funded but also privatized in the sense that individuals would retain control over the investment of their funds and, therefore, personally bear the associated risk. John Shoven argues yes, Henry Aaron no. Theoretical issues such as the likely effects on saving behavior and capital formation figure importantly in this discussion. But so do a broad array of practical considerations such as the expense of fund management and accounting, questions about how the public would regard the fairness of any new system, and the impact of recent developments in the federal budget and the U.S. stock market.The book also includes responses to both papers by four prominent economists--Robert J. Barro and David M. Cutler, of Harvard University; Alicia H. Munnell, of Boston College; and James Tobin, of Yale University--as well as Henry Aaron's and John Shoven's replies. The introductory remarks are by Benjamin M. Friedman.

Congressional abdication on war and spending
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ISBN: 0890969515 0890969507 9780890969502 9780890969519 Year: 2000 Volume: 7 Publisher: College Station Texas A&M University Press

It takes a nation : a new agenda for fighting poverty.
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ISBN: 0691026750 9780691026756 Year: 1997 Publisher: Princeton (N.J.) Princeton university press

Justice and peace education : models for college and university faculty
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ISBN: 0883442477 9780883442470 Year: 1986 Publisher: Maryknoll Orbis Books


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The scientific basis of health and safety regulation
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ISBN: 0815715994 0815716001 Year: 1981 Publisher: Washington, D.C. Brookings Institution

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