Description: Foreword by Peter DiamondI: An Overview of Social Security1. Lawrence H. Thompson and Melinda M. Upp: The Social Insurance Approach and Social Security2. Edward D. Berkowitz: The Historical Development of Social Insurance in the United StatesII: Social Security Issues3. Eric R. Kingson and James H. Schulz: Should Social Security Be Means-Tested?4. Marilyn Moon: Are Social Security Benefits Too High or Too Low?5. Yung-Ping Chen and Stephen C. Goss: Are Returns on Payroll Taxes Fair?6. Karen C. Holden: Social Security and the Economic Security of Women: Is It Fair?7. Jerry L. Mashaw: Disability: Why Does the Search for Good Programs Continue?8. Jill Quadagno and Joseph Quinn: Does Social Security Discourage Work?9. Edward M. Gramlich: How Does Social Security Affect the Economy?10. Barry Bosworth: What Economic Role for the Trust Funds?11. Virginia P. Reno and Robert B. Friedland: Strong Support But Low Confidence: What Explains the Contradiction?12. Theodore R. Marmor, Fay Lomax Cook and Stephen Scher: Social Security and the Conflict Between Generations: Are We Asking the Right Questions?13. Robert J. Myers: Will Social Security Be There for Me?III: Additional Views on the Issues14. Michael D. Hurd: Adequacy and Equity Issues: Another View15. Dwight K. Bartlett: Financing and Work Issues: Another View16. Stanford G. Ross: Institutional and Administrative Issues17. C. Eugene Steuerle: Social Security in the 21st Century: The Need for Change18. Robert M. Ball with Thomas N. Bethell: Bridging the Centuries: The Case for Traditional Social SecurityReferencesIndex

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