The science and politics of work disability prevention / edited by Ellen MacEachen.

I. LIST OF BOXES, FIGURES, & TABLES II. LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS III. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS PART 1: WORK DISABILITY POLICY CONTEXT Chapter 1. Work Disability Policy: Current Challenges and New Questions; Ellen MacEachen Chapter 2. Reflections on The Sherbrooke Model and the Way Forward for Work Disability Prevention Patrick Loisel PART 2: CAUSE-BASED SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEMS Chapter 3. Work Disability in the United States: A Fragmented System; Allard Dembe Chapter 4. Strengths and Weaknesses of Regulatory Systems Designed to Prevent Work Disability After Injury or Illness: An Overview of Mechanisms in a Selection of Canadians Compensation Systems; Katherine Lippel Chapter 5. The Australian Work Disability Patchwork ; Genevieve Grant Chapter 6. The New Zealand Universal Accident Scheme: Problems Solved and New Challenges; Grant Duncan Chapter 7.

An Overview of Work Disability Policies in China; Desai Shan PART 3: COMPREHENSIVE SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEMS Chapter 8. Reforming Activation in Swedish Work Disability Policy; Christian Ståhl & Ida Seing Chapter 9. Work-Disability Prevention in Finland: Promoting Work Ability through Occupational Health Collaboration; Kari-Pekka Martimo Chapter 10. Work Disability Prevention in France: Organizational and Political Challenges; Jean Baptiste Fassier Chapter 11. Work Disability Policy in Germany - Experiences of Collective and Individual Participation and Cooperation; Felix Welti Chapter 12. Keeping People at Work: New Work Disability Prevention Measures in Switzerland; Thomas Geisen Chapter 13. Disability Prevention Policies in Belgium: Navigating between Scientific and Socioeconomic Influences; Philippe Mairiaux Chapter 14.

Work Disability Prevention in the Netherlands: A Key Role for Employers; Angelique DeRijk Chapter 15. The Rise and Fall of Income Replacement Disability Benefit Receipt in the United Kingdom: What are the Consequences of Reforms?; Ben Barr & Philip McHale PART 4: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR WORK DISABILITY POLICY Chapter 16. Science, Politics and Values in Work Disability Policy: A Reflection on trends and The Way Forward; Ellen MacEachen & Kerstin Ekberg INDEX

The rising cost of illness and disability benefits are one of today's biggest social and labour market challenges. The promise of activation-oriented work disability policies was labour market engagement for all people, regardless of illness, injury or impairment. However, the reality has been more complex. The Science and Politics of Work Disability Policy addresses social and political economic contexts driving state work disability reform in 13 countries. In this first attempt to explain the history and future of work disability policy, this book asks new questions about work disability policy design, focus, and effects. It details how work disability policies have evolved with jurisdictions, why these take their current shape, and where they are heading. The well positioned authors draw on their insider knowledge and expertise in law, medicine, and social science to provide detailed case studies of their jurisdictions. This pathbreaking volume will be of interest to social security system policy makers, scholars, and students in the health and social sciences.

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