Disability Insurance and Public Policy / / Samuel A. Rea, Jr.

Without some form of outside assistance, physical disability is very likely to create economic hardship for victims of accident or illness. Existing programs that provide income to the disabled, including Workmen's Compensation, retirement pension programs, private insurance, public assistance,...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999
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Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2019]
©1989
Year of Publication:2019
Language:English
Series:Heritage
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Physical Description:1 online resource (152 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The market for safety and insurance
  • 3. The uneasy case for mandatory disability insurance
  • 4. Disability benefits
  • 5. Administrative issues
  • 6. Evaluation of existing programs
  • 7. Conclusions
  • APPENDIX A. Adverse selection and mandatory insurance
  • APPENDIX B. Income-tested government programs and mandatory insurance
  • Bibliography