Politics of Pensions: A Comparative Analysis of Britain, Canada, and the United States, 1880-1940

by Ann Shola Orloff

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By offering a comparative, institutional analysis of how state-supported pensions for the elderly developed in Britain, Canada, and the United States, Ann Shola Orloff makes a profound contribution to understanding the growth of modern social welfare policies. It is not enough, Orloff demonstrates, to simply examine socioeconomic factors in the growth of the welfare state. She argues that welfare policies are shaped as well by the political institutions...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0299132242

ISBN13:9780299132248

Release Date:March 1993

Publisher:University of Wisconsin Press

Length:384 Pages

Weight:1.22 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.2" x 9.0"

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Business Business & Investing Economics Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Personal Finance Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Retirement Planning

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