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Social Security and Welfare: Concepts and Comparisons

1st Edition
0335228194 · 9780335228195
What are the objectives of social security and social assistance provisions?How can we establish whether these provisions are effective?How do countries differ in the design and effectiveness of their social security systems?This introductory textboo… Read More
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Series editor's foreword
Preface

Part one: Objectives

History, ideology and comparison
Goals and objectives

Part two: Mechanisms

Public and private provision
Funding
Allocation

Part three: Effectiveness

Adequacy and relativities
Equity and redistributive impact
Target effectiveness

Part four: Efficiency and interactions

Efficiency
Economic and employment policies
Benefits and taxation

Part five: Contemporary influences

Individualism and the risk society
Socio-demographics
Internationalism and globalisation
References
Index.

  • What are the objectives of social security and social assistance provisions?
  • How can we establish whether these provisions are effective?
  • How do countries differ in the design and effectiveness of their social security systems?
This introductory textbook provides a foundation for the systematic study of social security and means-tested social assistance.

The book is structured around a model of policy evaluation, which focuses attention on the multiple objectives and outcomes of social security and provides the basis for a multi-disciplinary approach. It progresses from an examination of the varied objectives of social security, via a consideration of key implementation issues, to the establishment of measures of effectiveness and efficiency.

Throughout the text theoretical issues are illustrated with reference to the experiences of six countries: the United Kingdom, the USA, Australia, Germany, Sweden and South Korea, to provide an international comparative framework.

This is a key textbook for students of social and public policy and economics and essential reading for anyone interested in social security, social welfare and the welfare state.