1960 de Schweinitz, Karl. People and Process in Social Security. Washington, DC, American Council on Education, 1948. 165 pp. Funded by Rockefeller Foundation, Russell Sage Foundation, Field Foundation, Lessing J. Rosenwald Foundation, and George Ď. Widener. American Council on Education, The operations of the social security reviewed. Provisions include professional direction, inservice training, professional and technical education, and policy guidelines for making teaching grants available. jnl-mod. 1963 Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Social and Rehabilitation Service, Assistance Payments Administration. Interviewing for Eligibility Determination: A Management Aid for Enhancing Agency-Recipient Communication. Washington, DC, U.S. Govt. Print. Off., DHEW Pub. No. SRS-76-21229, 1975. 55 pp. A guide to interviewing for eligibility determination in the aid to families with dependent children program is intended as a practical reference in the orientation and training of income-maintenance workers. Included are guidelines on techniques; interviewer and interviewee attitudes; special problems; the interview setting; preparing, opening, and conducting the interview; and administrative aspects. pro-gen. 1964 Fleminger, Robert. Baltimore, MD, Social Security Adminis- The effects of future changes in technology and human values on the Social Security Administration (SSA) by 1985 are analyzed. The definition and significance of human values, and variables in the manner in which human values interact with technology, are discussed. The effects on SSA are described in relation to organization, economic security, employee benefits, organizational behavior, and the Social Security Act. jnl-mod. The Objectives of Social Security International Social Security In a paper presented at the International Social Security Association Research Conference on Methods of Evaluating the Effectiveness of Social Security Programmes, Vienna, Austria, September 1975, the objectives of social security research and evaluation are discussed. Strategies and rationales for research and evaluation are examined in the areas of social problems and unmet needs, benefit adequacy, standards of adequacy, adequacy of service, program costs, and economic and social impacts of programs. Also discussed are administrative studies, international comparative studies, and the organization of social security research. pro-gen. 1971 Moles, Ricardo R. Administrative Aspects of Social Security: Policies, Problems, Needs and Plans. International Social Security Review, 26(3):296-311, 1973. International Social Security Association, American Regional Office. Policies, problems, and needs in the administration of social security are addressed. The characteristics and merits of public, private, and joint administration are discussed, and techniques of social security decisionmaking, organization, and management are described. A guide to administrative planning is given. jnl-mod. 1972 National Academy of Sciences, (Study Project on Social Research and Report) Washington, DC, National Academy The size and location of budgetary surveyed, and suggestions are made for the more effective application and development of social knowledge. Recommendations are given for the setting of research agendas, for improving the dissemination and application of knowledge, and for improving the management of the research system. In addition to showing funding patterns by type of activity and policy area, the funding patterns within agencies, including the Social Security Administration, are presented. pro-gen. 1973 National Association of Manufacturers. Income Maintenance: An Analysis of Duplication and Cost Problems in Selective Income Maintenance Programs Exclusive of Public Welfare. Washington, DC, National Association of Manufacturers, 1976. 140 pp. Problems of cost and duplication in income-maintenance plans related to prior employment-e.g., social security, unemployment compensation (UC) and workmens' compensation (WC)--are analyzed. The system by which a person who has worked in both public and private employment in his lifetime can claim private pension benefits, social security, and UC or WC is criticized on the basis of inequity and cost. Recommendations include the comprehensive review and reform of the incomemaintenance system, with emphasis on eliminating unwarranted and inequitable overlaps. pro-gen. 1974 Penner, Rudolph G. The 1978 Budget in Transition: From (AEI Studies, No. 177) Washington, DC, AEI, 1976. 144 pp. • American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, Washington, DC. The budgeting stances of Presidents Ford and Carter are compared and contrasted with that of the Congress. Past budget trends and short-run needs are identified. Specific budget issues discussed include social security, national defense, health, and Federal grants-inaid. Social security issues include short- and long-run problems, social security and capital formation, structural problems in the system, and the arithmetic of indexing. pro-gen. |