Introduction to Social Security

An up-to-date text on an important social policy issue that needs constant updating. Essential reading for all students on social policy and administration courses.
Social security forms a major area of government policy and social expenditure. Government activity in this area impacts directly on all citizens, and consequently social security policy is the focus for much debate. People are affected by social security whether by funding it through taxation, or using it when claiming unemployment or other benefits. This text provides an up-to-date text on this important and complex social policy issue in 1999. It includes an introduction for students of social policy and administration and contributions from some of the best known and most respected names in the field.