Reshuffling Responsibilities in Old Age: The United States in a Comparative Perspective

It is increasingly clear that the United States has adopted a strategic goal to shift federally-funded entitlement programs from a defined benefit to a defined cost basis. A cross-national comparison, this paper discusses the 1996 Welfare Reform Act and its probable effect on other federal entitlements, such as Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security. Who will be at-risk as economic and financial responsibilities in old age are reshuffled?

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Year of publication:	1997
Authors:	Smeeding, Timothy Michael
Publisher:	Luxembourg : Luxembourg Income Study (LIS)
Subject:	Sozialreform \| Altersvorsorge \| USA

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Series:	LIS Working Paper Series ; 153
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	hdl:10419/160825 [Handle] RePEc:lis:liswps:153 [RePEc]
Source:	EconStor

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