The Future of the Safety Net: Social Insurance and Employee Benefits in the Next Century

Changes in social security are on the agendas of many countries. Discussions vary across countries as the finances of social security, the state of the economy, and the details of politics all vary across countries. While these discussions include medical care and provision of income to both the elderly and the disabled, this essay focuses on some of the many issues in the provision of income to the elderly, without in any way discounting the importance of the provision of income to the disabled and the provision of medical care.