The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 : a political history / James A. Wooten.

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Wooten, James A, 1958-

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TextSeries: California/Milbank books on health and the public ; 11.Publication details: Berkeley, Calif. ; London : University of California Press, ©2004.Description: 1 online resource (xv, 415 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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9780520931398
0520931394
0520242734
9780520242739
1282357573
9781282357570

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:

344.7301252 23

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KF3512 .W67 2004

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Contents:

Policy-making for private pensions : the genesis and structure of a policy domain -- "The most glorious story of failure in the business" : the Studebaker-Packard corporation and the origins of ERISA -- "The 'bible' in this field" : the president's committee on corporate pension funds and the origins of ERISA -- "A new legislative era in this country" : pension reform from blueprint to bill -- "A major American institution, built upon human disappointment" : agenda-setting in the U.S. Senate -- A green light in the Senate -- A donnybrook in the House -- Enacting ERISA.

Summary: Wooten explains in detail how public officials overcame strong opposition from business & organised labour to pass landmark legislation regulating employer-sponsored retirement & health plans. He looks at how the case for reform was taken directly to voters by the mobilisation of the media & public opinion.

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Wooten explains in detail how public officials overcame strong opposition from business & organised labour to pass landmark legislation regulating employer-sponsored retirement & health plans. He looks at how the case for reform was taken directly to voters by the mobilisation of the media & public opinion.