Reinventing social security worldwide ：Back to essentials

Publication subTitle ：Back to essentials

Author： Rys Vladimir

Publisher： Policy Press‎

Publication year： 2010

E-ISBN: 9781847426420

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9781847426406

P-ISBN(Hardback): 9781847426413

Subject： C913.7 Social welfare, social relief, social security

Keyword： Welfare & benefit systems

Language： ENG

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Description

In this timely book, the author, with his life-long experience of international social security, advocates reinstating social insurance by reducing the volume of income redistribution, increasing the transparency of money flows and improving citizen information.

Chapter

REINVENTING SOCIAL SECURITY WORLDWIDE

iiiContents

About the author

Foreword

Introduction

Part One: Social security evolution in a global perspective: what is at stake?

1: A brief history of social security

2. Essential issues of social protection in our society

3. The new approaches to securing human existence in society

Part Two: Understanding social security in its societal environment: which methodology?

4. A brief history of the sociology of social security

5. A macro-sociological approach to the study of social security

6. The use of macro-sociological factor analysis in comparative studies

Part Three: Reinventing social security in times of economic crisis: foundations of a new political consensus

7. Adapting social security to a new societal environment

Final reflections

References

Index

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