Essays and Research Papers on Social Security & Welfare

An 8 page contention that our growing dependency on our government to address even the most basic of our needs is not just weakening us as a nation but potentially imperiling our lives. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 9-page paper provides an evaluation about the Social Security program as a successful (or non-successful) government program. The paper focuses on a thesis, a literature review, an analysis of the program, and conclusion. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 24 page report discusses the ideals and goals of democratic accountability in relationship to the ongoing development of electronic process in government or “e-government.” Government is moving in the same direction as much of the world in terms of utilizing information technology in communication, commerce, research, and a vast array of other applications of which the average American knows little. That ...

This 8 page paper considers the different ways in which public policy may be pursued by government. The model used looks at the level of government involvement and defines voluntary instruments, such as families and charities, mixed instruments such as coercion with tax incentives, fines and subsidies and compulsory instruments such as regulations, direct provision ...

This is a 10 page paper discussing Canadian administrative reforms, concerns and improvements. The Canadian federal government reforms over the past fifty years have shifted a great deal in their initiatives, structures and priorities which have deeply impacted the reforms and initiatives of the provincial and municipal governments as well. The reforms in the 1960s ...

This 4 page paper outlines the quest to revamp the US health care system that has been pursued since the 1970s. HMOs, PPOs, managed care, and Medicare Part D are criticized. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This is a 3 page paper discussing the pros and cons of tax increases. Increases in income, payroll and property taxes usually meet with opposition when proposed by government officials. However, in many instances an increase in taxes can in the short and long term benefit those who pay them and those who rely on ...

This 10 page paper discusses Galbraith's 1992 work describing the state of American affairs after the course of the what he sees as the self-serving economic comfort achieved by the fortunate and politically dominant community during the 1980s. The paper argues against Galbraith's assertion that the success of the U.S. political system requires ...

8 pages in length. There is currently a controversy raging as to what actually constitutes, according to the government, the poverty level. As welfare reform fuels the ranks of the working poor, social reformers find themselves questioning the validity of the federal poverty line. The federally mandated poverty line has long been the main gauge that is used ...

A 5 page paper discussing Medicare’s adverse effect on the national health care system and in turn the national economy. Medicare was born of noble ideas and certainly retains a place in the health care of the nation’s elderly, disabled and indigent. It has come to control all of U.S. health care, however, ...

A 3 page paper assessing the (misguided) idea of using Social Security's "surplus" to assist in paying for the ongoing bailouts and multibillion dollar loans the US government is making to companies in the post-Wall Street meltdown. Social Security has no ability to "save" the economy from its current financial nightmares. Its supposed ...

This 4 page paper reviews three articles based on the premise that the US government is waging a war against the poor in the country. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 36 page paper looks at new legislation which prompted cuts in home health care. One section includes details in terms of the history of home health care. This philosophy paper also includes a detailed look at utilitarianism and theories of self interest. The conclusion draws on the philosophical positions in discerning ...

A 9 page paper assessing current health care policy, forces that maintain the status quo and suggestions for improving policy. The bottom line is that ultimately, Medicare controls the course of most of health care in the US, including precipitating much of the cost increase against which all parties appear to be powerless. ...

This 6 page paper provides an overview of SCHIP. Specific requirements along with some history of the program is included. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 3 page discussion of the discipline of public health. The author traces its history and its current applications stressing that public health is a community effort. Bibliography lists 1 source.

An 8 page paper. Compares health care in both countries, reports data regarding costs and comments on access and goals of each program. The problems reported with each system are reported and discussed. A recommendation is made for the health care system in the U.S. Statistical data included. Bibliography lists 14 sources.

This 8 page paper addresses three specific economic issues that complicate global healthcare. The primary problem is who is going to pay for universal care? This, of course, is complicated by improved technology and knowledge, the resulting lengthened lifespan, and even by patent issues revolving around pharmaceutical development. Bibliography lists 10 sources. ...

A 7 page consideration of the contention that he contention that the history of supporting indigenous communities with no consideration of long-term economic viability has imperiled the health of cultures all over the world. Examples are presented from the Irish Travelers, the Torres Strait Islanders, and the Australian Aboriginals. The conclusion is made ...

A 5 page research paper that provides a policy analysis of the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 (ASFA). The writer examine the history, goals and implementation of this legislation and finds that the literature on this topic supports the conclusion that the ASFA has been very effective. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 12-page paper provides an over view of Social Security, its history, what went wrong, and how it can be fixed. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

8 pages. This paper will explain the history, feasibility and economics of the Michigan Poverty and Social Welfare Policy. Starting with a brief outline the paper will organize this information and give the reader an overall view of the State of Michigan's stance on poverty and social welfare in a well-put together format. ...

A paper which looks at the history of trade unions in Britain in the twentieth century, with particular reference to the postwar period, and considers the possible future of labour relations in the UK in the light of the present industrial settlement. Bibliography lists 7 sources

A 5 page outline of the history of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). The author includes the program's mission statement and long term goals and discusses its many areas of activity. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 3 page review of the history of the Social Security System. The author emphasizes that while the system has proven invaluable to some of the less fortunate of our society, it has proven to be a chain and ball for those that continue to struggle to make the ends meet.