{"product_id":"pensions-michael-hill-9781861348517","title":"Pensions","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book provides a much-needed introductory guide to the issues surrounding pension policy, not just in the UK but worldwide, and offers a critique of some of the dominant ideas and assumptions. Noting the intense debate that currently surrounds the subject, the book explores a wider view of the continuing issues about pension policy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e It draws attention to an ideological 'fault-line' running through pensions policy, between a dominant view of pensions as deferred earnings on the one hand and a view of them as providers of an adequate income to enable elderly people to participate fully in society on the other. It argues for more attention to that second perspective, as an aspect of the search for a satisfactory work\/ life balance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Critical of the many 'quick fix' approaches to the topic, the author attacks 'the demographic time bomb thesis' for its crude assumptions about the future burden of the old and exposes naïve assumptions about what can be achieved by pension funding.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book offers an excellent analysis for the general reader and provides an authoritative supplementary text for courses in social policy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Policy and Politics in the Twenty-First Century\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This exciting series offers a guide through some of today's most hotly contested policy issues by distinguished leaders in the field. Each book untangles current policy debates, looking behind the rhetoric and spin to discover what is at the core of contemporary political agendas. Authors present their own perspectives and make recommendations for what could - or should - be our priorities for future policy reform.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Hill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1861348517\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781861348517\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Policy Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/30\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.10w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2007 pg. 117","brand":"Michael Hill","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48088932909311,"sku":"9781861348517","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a07b9522-f5bc-4dc1-82e9-29438b476bd4.jpg?v=1769107352","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pensions-michael-hill-9781861348517","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}