This book-series is initiated by the Foundation for International Studies on Social Security (FISS). One of its aims is to confront different academic approaches with each other, and with public policy perspectives. Another is to give analytic reports of cross-nationally different approaches to the design and reform of welfare state programs. Series Editor: Professor Peter A. Kemp (University of Oxford, United Kingdom) With a subscription to the series you enjoy a 15% discount on each volume.