Social Security category: 3077 books

Cover of Environment Change and National Security
by Group Captain Manoj Kumar
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2011

This book deals with the contemporary and controversial topic of Environmental Change and National Security. Security encompasses various elements of human security that are going to be affected by the vagaries of environmental change, brought about by the relentless unsustainable development path...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2019

Contemporary European Security explores the complex European security architecture and introduces students to the empirical, theoretical and conceptual approaches to studying the subject. Written by experts in each subfield, it addresses key topics within the wider strategic context of international...
Cover of The Empire of Security and the Safety of the People
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Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2006

This is an accessible new examination of what ‘security’ means today, contextualizing the term amongst other key ideas, such as the nation state, diplomacy, war and autonomy. By exploring the many differing conceptions of security, this study clearly explains how the idea of security...
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Security Studies

A Reader

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Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2011

This reader brings together key contributions from many of the leading scholars in the field, offering students an informed overview of the most significant work in security studies. The editors chart the development of the key theoretical and empirical debates in security studies in the Cold...
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Japan's Security Policy and the ASEAN Regional Forum

The Search for Multilateral Security in the Asia-Pacific

by Takeshi Yuzawa
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2007

Based on primary resources, including documents and extensive interviews with Japanese policy makers, this book provides a comprehensive and detailed empirical analysis of Japan’s involvement in Asia-Pacific security multilateralism after the end of the Cold War with special reference to the ARF....
Cover of The Truth About Social Security: The Founders’ Words Refute Revisionist History, Zombie Lies, and Common Misunderstandings
by Nancy Altman
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2018

Nancy Altman, President of Social Security Works and renowned Social Security expert, brings us her third book, in which she uses the founders' own words to debunk myths and reveal the truth about the most popular and successful government program in our nation's history.
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How Policies Make Citizens

Senior Political Activism and the American Welfare State

by Andrea Louise Campbell
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2011

Some groups participate in politics more than others. Why? And does it matter for policy outcomes? In this richly detailed and fluidly written book, Andrea Campbell argues that democratic participation and public policy powerfully reinforce each other. Through a case study of senior citizens in the...
Cover of Keeping The Promise Of Social Security In Latin America
by Gill Indermit S. ; Packard Truman G. ; Yermo Juan
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2004

Empirical analysis of two decades of pioneering pension and social security reform in Latin America and the Caribbean shows that much has been achieved, but that critical challenges remain. In tackling this unfinished agenda, a great deal can be learned from the reform experience of countries in the...
Cover of The Social Security Disability Program is Broken
by Fred Ponder
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2013

The e-book follows the author's theme "How to Navigate the Social Security Disability Bureaucracy". The publication presents a 40-year perspective from an executive manager. The e-book project has two general objectives and three specific objectives. In general, the author seeks to help new filers...
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Security Studies

An Introduction

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Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2018

Security Studies: An Introduction, 3rd edition, is the most comprehensive textbook available on the subject, providing students with an essential grounding in the debates, frameworks, and issues on the contemporary security agenda. This new edition has been comprehensively revised and updated,...
Cover of Putting Our House in Order: A Guide to Social Security and Health Care Reform
by John B. Shoven, George P. Shultz
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2008

A former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and an eminent economist tackle the biggest social issue of our time. Of all the issues swirling around the 2008 election, the staggering projected costs for the upkeep of America's largest entitlement programs—Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid—loom...
Cover of Social Security, Medicare, Food Stamps, Minimum Wage, and MORE
by Byron Goines
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2013

Byron Goines examines the effect various entitlement programs have on the stimulation of the economy and proves cuts would hurt rather than help economic recovery. This book is a must-read packed with information everyone should know as Byron Goines examines Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, the...
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Social Security Under the Gun

What Every Informed Citizen Needs to Know About Pension Reform

by Arthur Benavie
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2015

The US public has been led to believe that Social Security is going bankrupt and that our children will be burdened with supporting the elderly unless it is reformed. Benavie will refute these arguments. While it is true that our public pension system can be improved, this book will separate the widely...
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Human Security and the Chinese State

Historical Transformations and the Modern Quest for Sovereignty

by Robert Bedeski
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2007

Offering a fresh and unique approach to surveying the historical transformations of the Chinese state, Human Security and the Chinese State focuses on human security in contrast with the twenty-first century obsession with national security. Building upon Hobbes' Leviathan, Robert Bedeski demonstrates...
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