Social Security

The primary goal of social security is to ensure access to health and social services, to provide income security to cope with uncertainties of life (like: loss of income due to retirement, injury during work, disability, unemployment etc.,) and prevent poverty. In the age of globalization, social s... More

"Mass Media, Politics and Democracy" provides a broad overview of all aspects of the relationship between the media and politics. Drawing its examples from a wide range of developed liberal democracies, the book combines an accessible account of the political impact and regulation of the mass media ... More

"Peacekeeping in Global Politics "investigates the changing role of peacekeeping and competing perspectives about what that role should be. It begins by addressing broad issues connected with the transition from a Westphalian international society, the ethical and legal dilemmas provoked by armed in... More

Sustainable agriculture is based on the sustainable use of natural resources land, water and agricultural biodiversity, including that of plants and animals. The sustainable use of these, in turn, requires that their ownership and control lie with decentralised agricultural communities to generate l... More

Who could survive a fiscal crisis? This preemptive manual teaches how to protect against skyrocketing tax rates, drastically reduced health and retirement benefits, high inflation and a ruined currency.One of Library Journal's Best Business Books of 2004, A Forbes.com Top Ten Business Book for 2004,... More

"Get it while you can a]" Complex, ever-changing, and controversial, the future of our current system of Social Security and Medicare is uncertain. This indispensable guide explains the proposed changes and current status of these important social programs. Completely revised to incorporate changes... More

The picture on the front cover is a portrait of myself when I was seven or eight years old. It was drawn in charcoal, by my father. I am using this picture for a couple of reasons. The first, is that I wanted to showcase and honor my father's artistic talent. I can still remember how uncomfortable I... More

Are today's radical Islamic groups restoring Islam to an earlier model of religiously inspired politics, as they claim, or are they in fact introducing striking innovations? Does their image of Islam provide "the solution"? A leading scholar of the Muslim world investigates these issues in the conte... More

Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs) and the Agreement on Agriculture, both part of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), have critical implications regarding food security and the right to livelihood for most developing countries. This important volume explores many important facets con... More

The contributions to the book examine some of the issues surrounding social security policy reform in the context of India with a view to contribute to the ongoing process of economic reforms. The labour market trends resulting from the reforms and the liberalization process are analysed in the cont... More

Funding Social Security offers serious consideration of the debate on social security reform that is taking place in many countries around the world. The work advocates the concept of "funded social security" as a middle position between pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) social security and privatized social se... More

This book discusses how the social security net can be extended to all Indians especially the marginalized sections like women and workers in the unorganized sector.... More