New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.
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• Includes index.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Part I. Inspirations and challenges for shared responsibility, shared risk: 1. Sharing risk and responsibility in a new economic era / Jacob S. Hacker 2, A brief history of risk management policy / David A. Moss 3. The American challenge in cross-national perspective / Neil Gilbert 4. The Arms of Democracy : economic security in the nation’s broader national security agenda / Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar and Connor Raso — Part II. Improving economic security for workers: 5. The role of government in ensuring employment security and job security / Heather Boushey 6. Income security when temporarily away from work / Stephen D. Sugarman — Part III. Improving economic security for families: 7. Public policy options to build wealth for America’s middle class / Christian E. Weller and Amy Helburn 8. Risk allocation in home ownership: revisiting the role of mortgage contract terms / Katherine Porter and Tara Twomey 9. Risk sharing when work and family clash: the need for government and employer innovation / Ann O’Leary — Part IV. Increasing health and retirement security: 10. Health care reform 2.0: fulfilling the promise of the Affordable Care Act / Jacob S. Hacker 11. Bigger and better: redesigning our retirement system in the wake of the financial collapse / Alicia H. Munnell 12. Government’s role in aging and long-term care / Andrew E. Scharlach and Amanda J. Lehning — Part V. Conclusions: 13. Seeing, bearing, and sharing risk: social policy challenges for our time / Martha Minow — Conclusion: America’s next social contract: lessons from the past, prospects for the future / Jacob S. Hacker and Ann O’Leary.
• Part I. Inspirations and Challenges for Shared Responsibility, Shared Risk. 1. Sharing risk and responsibility in a new economic era / Jacob S. Hacker 2. A brief history of risk management policy / David A. Moss 3. The American challenge in cross-national perspective / Neil Gilbert 4. The Arms of Democracy : economic security in the nation’s Broader National Security Agenda / Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar and Connor Raso — Part II. Improving Economic Security for Workers. 5. The role of government in ensuring employment security ad job security / Heather Boushey 6. Income security when temporarily away from work / Stephen D. Sugarman — Part III. Improving Economic Security for Families. 7. Public policy options to build wealth for America’s middle class / Christian E. Weller and Amy Helburn 8. Risk allocation in home ownership : revisiting the role of mortgage contract terms / Katherine Porter and Tara Twomey 9. Risk sharing when work and family clash : the need for government and employer innovation / Ann O’Leary — Part IV. Increasing Health and Retirement Security. 10. Health care reform 2.0 : fulfilling the promise of the Affordable Care Act / Jacob S. Hacker 11. Bigger and better : redesigning our retirement system in the wake of the financial collapse / Alicia H. Munnell 12. Government’s role in aging and long-term care / Andrew E. Scharlach and Amanda J. Lehning — Part V. Conclusions. 13. Seeing, bearing, and sharing risk : social policy challenges for our time / Martha Minow — Conclusion: America’s next social contract : lessons from the past, prospects for the future / Jacob S. Hacker and Ann O’Leary.

Subjects:

• United States — Social policy — 1993-
• United States — Economic policy — 2009-
• Economic security — United States.
• Public welfare — United States.
• Economic policy. fast (OCoLC)fst00902025
• Economic security. fast (OCoLC)fst00902077
• Public welfare. fast (OCoLC)fst01083250
• Social policy. fast (OCoLC)fst01122738
• United States. fast (OCoLC)fst01204155
• Since 1993 fast

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