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Extending Social Security
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Author : Wouter van Ginneken
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
Extending Social Security written by Wouter van Ginneken and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with categories.
This paper reviews the main trends and policy issues with regard to the extension of social security in developing countries. It begins by defining the concept of social security, and it examines its linkages with the development process and its impact on poverty reduction. It then reviews the four main social security programmes, i.e. health insurance, pensions, unemployment protection and tax-based social benefits. It shows that in many middle-income countries, statutory social insurance can form the basis for the extension process. However, this is generally not so in the low-income countries, where only a small minority of the population is covered by social security. In particular for these countries, the paper pleads for experimentation with area-based schemes. It also recognizes the need for additional international financing of some basic social security schemes, if coverage is to be extended to everyone over the next 15 to 25 years. The paper also examines the gender dimension of the extension process. The paper concludes with outlining some key elements of national and international strategies. Social security should be recognized as a major instrument to deal with some of the negative social consequences of globalization. National policies should consist of improving and reforming statutory social insurance programmes, of promoting community- and area-based social insurance schemes, and of enhancing cost-effective tax-financed social benefits. At the international level, there is a need for a few simple indicators on social security coverage, for advocacy measures to get social security at the top of the development agenda, for experimentation with new mechanisms to reach workers in the informal economy, as well as for knowledge development and technical assistance. Many of these elements will be included in the "Global campaign on social security and coverage for all" that the ILO is to launch at the beginning of 2003.
Extending Social Security To All
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Author : International Labour Office. Social Security Department
language : en
Publisher: International Labor Office
Release Date : 2010
Extending Social Security To All written by International Labour Office. Social Security Department and has been published by International Labor Office this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Business & Economics categories.
Social security represents an investment in a country's human infrastructure, which is no less important than its physical infrastructure. This book outlines basic concepts such as the social protection floor and the social security staircase, analyses the affordability of various approaches, and examines the results of practices around the world, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Its second part weighs the pros and cons of conditional cash transfers and, based on a wealth of statistics, argues that effective social transfer programmes not only alleviate poverty, but also improve labour market participation, productivity, nutrition, health care, education, consumption and social inclusion. The overall message is that such investment can benefit poorer countries as well as richer ones, and that even in times of tightened budgets and global economic crisis , the dividends are well worth the expenditure.
Social Security
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Author : International Labour Office
language : en
Publisher: International Labour Organization
Release Date : 2001
Social Security written by International Labour Office and has been published by International Labour Organization this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Law categories.
This report offers an in-depth overview of the important, and sometimes controversial, issues surrounding social security in a global context: its relationship to employment and development, its extension in terms of personal coverage, and its contribution to gender equality, as well as its financing. Consisting of resolutions and conclusions drawn from the International Labour Conference, 89th Session, 2001, this book contains the report to the conference - prepared for the general discussion on social security and sets out the key topics and priorities for providing and managing social security systems. Global trends in social security expenditure are covered, as the report addresses such pivotal questions as: Is social security facing an ageing crisis? Is it facing a globalization crisis? Has it reached its limits in terms of affordability? The concept of social dialogue, and its part in strengthening and expanding social security, is also discussed and the report considers how family and local solidarity networks, institutions, enterprises, governments and the international community can help enhance the effectiveness of social security. (ILO Website)
The Extension Of Social Security Coverage
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Author : Emmanuel Reynaud
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
The Extension Of Social Security Coverage written by Emmanuel Reynaud and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with categories.
One of the major problems of social security today is that most of the world's population has no protection. Extending social security coverage to excluded populations is one of the chief priorities of the nternational Labour Office (ILO) in the framework of its Decent Work strategy. The ILO has developed a new strategy for improving and extending social security coverage. It consists in implementing three complementary forms of action: · Extension based on "classical" social security mechanisms: social insurance, universal benefits and systems and social assistance programmes; · The promotion of and support for the development of decentralized systems deriving from local initiatives, in particular micro-insurance; · The design of linkages and bridges between decentralized systems and other forms of social protection and public initiatives. Within this general framework, the concrete implementation depends on the national context, both in terms of the level of development and the specific political, economic, social and cultural features of the country.
Social Security
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Author : United States. General Accounting Office
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
Social Security written by United States. General Accounting Office and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Social security categories.
Extending Social Security
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Author : Orlanda Ferreira
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
Extending Social Security written by Orlanda Ferreira and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Social security categories.
The study notes the role of the Government as the basic guarantor of social security and the significance of its programmes for the poor who represent 30 percent of the population. A non-contributory social security scheme provides cash allowances for those unable to work, and enrols those that can, in intensive public works programmes.
Social Protection Floors For Social Justice And A Fair Globalization
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2011
Social Protection Floors For Social Justice And A Fair Globalization written by and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Globalization categories.
Social Security For The Excluded Majority
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Author : Wouter van Ginneken
language : en
Publisher: International Labour Organization
Release Date : 1999
Social Security For The Excluded Majority written by Wouter van Ginneken and has been published by International Labour Organization this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Social security categories.
The large majority of workers in developing countries are excluded from social security protection. Social Security for the Excluded Majority examines this problem in Benin, China, El Salvador, India, and the United Republic of Tanzania. This book pleads for a participatory approach to the extension of social security and explores ways in which governments and organizations can come together to create practical, workable policies to bring social security protection to all.Through a series of detailed case studies compiled by an international array of policy experts, this book looks closely at the workings of self-financed schemes for informal workers that emerged in the 1990s, and highlights the schemes that have been most beneficial. It focuses on how NGOs, cooperatives, and other social organizations have been able to develop institutions and policies more in line with the requirements and contributory capacity of the informal sector.The authors evaluate various approaches to the extension of formal sector social insurance to informal sector workers, including the self-employed. In addition, they explore how social assistance programs, although often requiring sophisticated administration, can help ensure that benefits reach the population most in need, such as children, the disabled, and the elderly.
Extending Social Security
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Author : Wouter van Ginneken
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
Extending Social Security written by Wouter van Ginneken and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with categories.
Social Security Works For Everyone
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Author : Nancy J. Altman
language : en
Publisher: The New Press
Release Date : 2021-04-13
Social Security Works For Everyone written by Nancy J. Altman and has been published by The New Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-13 with Political Science categories.
Social Security expansion is back on the agenda, at a time when Americans need it more than ever—here’s what it should look like (and why it matters to everyday people all over the country) “Altman and Kingson cut through the fog of calculated confusion and outright lies about Social Security.”—David Cay Johnston, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and author The COVID-19 crisis has pulled the curtain back on America’s looming retirement income crisis, a fraying of the national community, and ever-worsening income inequality. Never before have so many people’s livelihoods and futures been thrown into flux. Now more than ever, expanding Social Security is essential to addressing these challenges. Social Security Works for Everyone!, an evolution of the argument Nancy J. Altman and Eric R. Kingson made in their acclaimed first book, Social Security Works!, presents the case for expanding Social Security, explaining why monthly benefits need to be increased; why Americans need national paid family leave, sick leave, and long term care protections; and how we can pay for it all. Don’t believe the nearly four-decade, billionaire-funded campaign to convince us that the program is destined to collapse. It isn’t. At a time when growing numbers of Americans are seeing beyond the false choice between financial security for working people and financial security for the federal government, this book eloquently makes the case that universal programs that benefit all Americans (yes, even the rich) make our country stronger and our lives more secure. Social Security works because it embodies the best of American values—the ones that will allow Americans to obtain financial security and weather the next crisis.