
Retirement on the Rocks
Why Americans Can't Get Ahead and How New Savings Policies Can Help
Christian E. Weller(Author)
Palgrave MacMillan (Publisher)
Published on 14. January 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
223 pages
978-1-349-57138-3 (ISBN)
Description
In the US, retirement savings are low while risk exposure is high, thus dooming many retirees to a low standard of living. This book offers straightforward solutions to build real retirement security for American families.
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Edition
2016 ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
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Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-349-57138-3 (9781349571383)
DOI
10.1057/9781137575142
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Why Americans Can't Get Ahead and How New Savings Policies Can Help
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Why Americans Can't Get Ahead and How New Savings Policies Can Help
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Christian E. Weller is Professor of Public Policy at the University of Massachusetts Boston, USA, and Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress, USA. He is a prolific author with well over 100 journal articles, edited volumes, book chapters, book reviews, and other publications, in addition to numerous policy reports and briefs. He serves on several editorial boards and is a past member of the executive boards of the Eastern Economic Association and the Labor and Employment Relations Association.
Content
1. The Elusive Goal of a Secure Retirement
2. Americans' Growing Risk Exposure
3. More Risk, Greater Wealth Inequality
4. The Looming Retirement Shipwreck
5. Social Security: The Leaky Life Boat
6. Sink or Swim Retirement Plans
7. A Perfect Storm: Labor and Financial Maker Risks Feed on Each Other
8. The Pitfalls of Employer-Sponsored Retirement
9. Upside-Down Tax Incentives
10. Sidelined: The Millions Who Are Left Out
11. Charting a New Course
2. Americans' Growing Risk Exposure
3. More Risk, Greater Wealth Inequality
4. The Looming Retirement Shipwreck
5. Social Security: The Leaky Life Boat
6. Sink or Swim Retirement Plans
7. A Perfect Storm: Labor and Financial Maker Risks Feed on Each Other
8. The Pitfalls of Employer-Sponsored Retirement
9. Upside-Down Tax Incentives
10. Sidelined: The Millions Who Are Left Out
11. Charting a New Course