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Despite the recent downturn in the stock market, the 1990s boom and the shift to defined contribution plans mean that more individuals will have significant wealth upon retirement.

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Draws on the authors practical experience and her research to provide a broad perspective on the challenge of state and local pensions. Alicia H. Munnell shows that the story is big and complicated and cannot be viewed through a narrow prism such as accounting methods or the role of unions.

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This book, part of the Studies in Social Economics series, examines old age pensions in the United States. Alicia H. Munnell explores the factors that have influenced the growth of private pension plans.

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From a modest beginning in 1935 to an income replacement scheme for workers in commerce and industry, the social security system has grown to cover 90% of working Americans. This comprehensive review and analysis discusses social security in relation to other sources of retirement income and clarifies its financing problem, benefit structure, and ambivalent goals.

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Daily headlines warn American workers that their retirement years may be far from golden. The main components of the retirement income system Social Security and employer-provided pensions and health insurance are in decline while the amount of income needed for a comfortable retirement continues to rise.