Contents: Preface, Jonathan R. Bradshaw and Han Emanuel; Introduction and overview, Stein Ringen and Philip R. de Jong. Poverty and Income Distribution: Inability to be self-reliant as an indicator of US poverty, Robert H. Haveman and Andew Bershadker; Poverty among children and elders in Europe and North America, Lee Rainwater. Family Poverty: The costs and benefits of children, Bernard M.S. van Praag and Erik J.

S. Plug; Relating inputs to outcomes: child poverty and family transfers in comparative perspective, Jonathan R. Bradshaw and Helen Barnes; Framing and reframing social policy paradigms: the case of lone parents, Nadine Lefaucheur and Martin Rein; Work incentives in single parent families, Katja Forssén and Mia Harkovita. Pension Reform and Disability Policy: Reforming social security: how, why and so what?, Estelle James; Pension policies for ageing populations: labour market policies, funded and mixed systems, Colin Gillion; Social security reform and inter-governmental transfers: simulation results for Switzerland, Stefan Felder. Health Care Policy: Inequality in health care access and utilization and the potential role for the public sector, Barbara L. Wolfe and David Vanness; Risk adjustment and the equity and efficiency of health care systems, Erik Schokkaert and Carine Van de Voorde; The cost of coercion: an empirical study of the willingness to pay for disability insurance, Leo J.M. Aarts and Philip R.

de Jong; Some issues in aged care expenditure in Australia, Ching Y. Choi.