Social security, the economy and development

✍ Scribed by James Midgley, Kwong-Leung Tang

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 329
• Edition: First Edition
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

At present, many governments are privatizing social security programs, largely on the ground that these programs are expensive and harmful to economic development. This book provides the first systematic analysis of the relationship between social security and economic development, addressing the conflicting claims that social security can both harm and improve development. Using many international case studies, the book sheds light on the debate, with each country study focusing on a particular aspect of the issue and expressing a positivity towards the contribution social security can make towards economic development.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 0
Contents......Page 6
List of Tables and Figures......Page 8
Acknowledgements......Page 10
List of Contributors......Page 11
Introduction......Page 14
Part I: Issues of Social Security and Development......Page 28
1 The Origins and Features of Social Security......Page 30
2 Social Security and the Economy: Key Perspectives......Page 64
Part II: Diverse National Experiences......Page 96
3 South Africa: Social Security, Poverty Alleviation and Development......Page 98
4 Chile: Social Security, Privatization and Economic Growth......Page 123
5 China: Social Security in the Context of Rapid Economic Growth......Page 150
6 The United States: Social Security Policy Innovations and Economic Development......Page 173
7 Korea: Economic Development, Social Security and Productive Welfare......Page 200
8 Norway: Social Security, Active Labour Market Policies and Economic Progress......Page 223
9 The United Kingdom: The Economic Consequences of Child Poverty......Page 251
10 Singapore: Social Investment, the State and Social Security......Page 282
11 India: Inclusive Development through the Extension of Social Security......Page 300
C......Page 318
D......Page 319
E......Page 320
I......Page 321
L......Page 322
N......Page 323
O......Page 324
Q......Page 325
S......Page 326
U......Page 328
Z......Page 329