Table of Contents -- I: Growth of the Social Programs -- Old-Age Pensions (Social Security) -- Health Insurance -- Welfare -- Program Development -- II: The Social Security Programs -- THE BASIC PENSION -- Coverage and Eligibility -- Retirement Benefits -- Other Benefits: DISABILITY PENSION -- Financing -- Administration -- Basic Pension Number -- Case Example -- THE SUPPLEMENTARY PENSION -- Coverage and Eligibility -- Retirement Pension -- Disability Pension -- Survivor's Pensions -- Benefits and Cost-of-Living Adjustments -- ADMINISTRATION -- THE INSURANCE FUNDS -- APPEALS -- CASE EXAMPLE -- III: Health Insurance -- Characteristics of the Program -- Coverage and Eligibility -- Benefits: PHYSICIANS' SERVICES -- HOSPITAL CARE -- MEDICINES -- TRAVEL COSTS -- DENTAL CARE -- CASH ALLOWANCES -- MATERNITY BENEFITS -- Financing -- Health Insurance Statistics -- Administration -- IV: Public Health -- Administration -- Hospitals -- Mental Health -- Sex Education -- Birth Control -- Abortion -- Dental Health -- V: Welfare and Related Programs -- Administration -- Statistics -- Child Welfare -- Care of the Aged -- Rehabilitation -- VI: The Government and the Individual -- A Parliamentary Democracy -- Public Interest and Participation -- Decentralized Government -- THE DEPARTMENTS -- THE SEMI-INDEPENDENT BOARDS -- Local, County, and Province Government: THE STAD AND KOMMUN -- THE LANDSTING -- THE LANSSTYRELSE -- Civil Service -- Citizen Controls of Government -- THE OMBUDSMAN -- The Tax System -- VII: Program Comparisons: Sweden and the United States -- The Social Security Programs -- The Health Programs -- COVERAGE -- BENEFITS -- The Welfare Programs -- VIII: Freedom in the Secure Society -- Individual Liberty -- The Role of Government -- Free Enterprise -- Loss of Incentive -- Costs of the Social Programs -- Moral Standards.

A Public Philosophy for the United States -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X.