Book Description

Loch's work offers a comprehensive historical survey of old age pensions, tracing the evolution of the concept of social protection for the elderly from early provisions for the 'deserving poor' to the modern welfare state. The book provides insightful analysis of policy debates and the political forces shaping pension systems in the early twentieth century. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.