Book Review: Perspectives on Social Security Reform

These two volumes offer an interdisciplinary perspective on major issues which lie at the heart of the current debate over social security reform. Each volume contains a series of papers from a broad range of contributors, including economists, actuaries, investment managers, political scientists, and policymakers. In analyzing various specific proposals and conceptual models for reform, the contributors identify some areas of emerging consensus as well as numerous conflicts, tensions, and tradeoffs which ultimately must be resolved through the political process. The result is a valuable survey of proposals and trends which will determine the direction of future reform.