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Books and Book Chapters

The Poverty Of Welfare: Helping Others in Civil Society, by Michael D. Tanner (2003).

"Welfare," Chapter 29, Cato Handbook for Congress: Policy Recommendations for the 107th Congress, (2001).

The End of Welfare: Fighting Poverty in the Civil Society, by Michael Tanner (1996).

Cato Studies

"What Can the United States Learn from the Nordic Model?," by Daniel J. Mitchell, Policy Analysis no. 603, November 5, 2007

"KidSave: Real Problem, Wrong Solution," by Michael D. Tanner and Jagadeesh Gokhale, Policy Analysis no. 562, January 24, 2006

"Medicaid’s Unseen Costs," by Michael F. Cannon, Policy Analysis no. 548, August 18, 2005

"Implementing Welfare Reform: A State Report Card," by Jenifer Zeigler, Policy Analysis no. 529, October 19, 2004

"How to Reduce the Cost of Federal Pension Insurance," by Richard Ippolito, Policy Analysis no. 523, August 24, 2004

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Articles and Newsletters

"How China Should Use Its Foreign Reserves: Enabling Privatization without Social Disorder," by Deepak Lal, Economic Development Bulletin no. 3, October 20, 2005. (PDF)

"Will the Pension Time Bomb Sink the Euro?" by José Piñera, Cato Journal, vol. 24 nos. 1-2 (Spring/Summer 2004).

"Pension Reform in China: A Question of Property Rights," by James A. Dorn, Cato Journal, vol. 23, no. 3, Winter 2004.

"A Simple Solution to China's Pension Crisis," by David D. Li and Ling Li, Cato Journal, 23, no. 2, Fall 2003.

"China's Urban Pension System: Reforms and Problems," by Yaohui Zhao and Jianguo Xu, Cato Journal, vol. 21, no. 3, Winter 2002.

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Opinion and Commentary

"Does Inequality Still Matter?," by Will Wilkinson, The Week, July 29, 2009

"On the Dole Again," by Michael D. Tanner, New York Post, February 13, 2009

"You Are What You Spend," by Michael Cox and Richard Alm, The New York Times, February 10, 2008

"What's in the 'Middle'," by Alan Reynolds, National Review, October 29, 2007

"Can the CBO Spell IRA?," by Alan Reynolds and David R. Henderson, Wall Street Journal Americas, February 6, 2007

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Events

"The Welfare State We're In," May 18, 2009 [Book Forum]

"Obama's Blueprint for Growing the Welfare State," March 31, 2009 [Capitol Hill Briefing]

"Welfare Reform Turns 10: A Look Back, A Look Ahead," August 22, 2006 [Policy Forum]

Speeches and Congressional Testimony

Testimony of Ian Vasquez on Chile's Private Pension System before the Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security (June 16, 2005).

"Social Security and Pension Reform: Lessons from Other Countries," L. Jacobo Rodríguez, Congressional Testimony, July 31, 2001.

"Empowering People," José Piñera, Congressional Testimony, September 18, 1997.

Multimedia

"The Welfare State We're In" featuring James Bartholomew, May 20, 2009 [Flash Audio, 06:35]

"Stimulus: The Welfare Un-Reform" featuring Michael D. Tanner, February 18, 2009 [Flash Audio, 05:58]

Daniel Shapiro argues against the welfare state. February 12, 2008 [Flash Video, 06:57]

"Is the Welfare State Justified?" featuring Daniel Shapiro, November 2, 2007 [Flash Audio, 08:35]

"Trading Up" featuring Daniel Griswold, October 25, 2007 [Flash Audio, 08:13]

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