Shared Responsibility, Shared Risk: Government, Markets and Social Policy in the Twenty-First Century

by Ann O'Leary and Jacob S. Hacker

Book Overview

The collapse of the financial markets in 2008 and the resulting 'Great Recession' merely accelerated an already worrisome trend: the shift away from an employer-based social welfare system in the United States. Since the end of World War II, a substantial percentage of the costs of social provision--most notably, unemployment insurance and health insurance--has been borne by employers rather than the state. The US has long been unique among advanced...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199781923
• ISBN13: 9780199781928
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"