Ian Orton
Biographic Data
| ID | 5042880 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ian Orton |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ian |
| FAMILY NAME | Orton |
| SIGNATURE | ORTON I |
| AFFILIATIONS | International Social Security Association |
| ORCID | 0009-0008-8719-7032 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
At home in the world
What role for emergency basic income in building and strengthening rights‐based universal social protection systems
During the COVID‐19 pandemic there were a great many social protection policy responses. There were also calls for emergency basic income (EBI) to be adopted as a mitigation response. However, it seems that only one country adopted an EBI. Nonetheless, EBI is likely to feature in future policy discussion and action, especially as a crisis‐mitigation tool. This has implications for the future of rights‐based social protection. Consequently, this a…
Building universal social protection systems for all
Social Protection and Jobs Responses to Covid-19
Some key finds from this "living paper" include : As of April 23, 2020, a total of 151 countries (18 more since last week) have planned, introduced or adapted 684 social protection measures in response to COVID-19 (Coronavirus). This is a ten-fold increase in measures since the first edition of this living paper (March 20). New countries include Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Belarus, Bermuda, Brunei, Chad, Gre…
Reinvigorating the social contract and strengthening social cohesion
The COVID‐19 pandemic has exposed the vulnerability of those who are inadequately covered by social protection in more and less developed countries alike, and has exacerbated the fragility of a social contract that was already under strain in many countries. A weak social contract in the context of an exceptional crisis poses a very real risk to social cohesion. Nevertheless, many States have reasserted themselves as the guarantor of rights by pr…
Introduction
The 2014 R esearch C onference of the I nternational S ocial S ecurity A ssociation ( ISSA ), which offered a platform for discussion and analysis among social security administrators and academia, addressed issues concerning the adequacy and sustainability of social security. Core issues discussed were the definition and measurement of adequacy and the contribution of social security systems to social and economic development. Also addressed wer…
Revisiting Issa 's D ynamic S ocial S ecurity
The International S ocial S ecurity A ssociation's ( ISSA ) D ynamic S ocial S ecurity conceptual framework has been developed as a tool to identify and analyse current and emerging challenges in social security policy and administrative practice and to guide decision‐makers in developing effective and sustainable responses to these. The longer‐term core objective of the framework is to help extend social security coverage to all through the deve…
The Precariat
Just Give Money to the Poor
The impacts of the crisis on social security administrations
This article reviews the findings of a major survey conducted in 2009 by the International Social Security Association (ISSA) on the impacts of the financial and economic crisis on social security administrations. The findings reveal that a majority of administrations have been negatively affected in terms of diminished investment returns on social security funds and reduced contribution income and are challenged by increased expenditure on benef…
Reinvigorating the social contract and strengthening social cohesion
The COVID‐19 pandemic has exposed the vulnerability of those who are inadequately covered by social protection in more and less developed countries alike, and has exacerbated the fragility of a social contract that was already under strain in many countries. A weak social contract in the context of an exceptional crisis poses a very real risk to social cohesion. Nevertheless, many States have reasserted themselves as the guarantor of rights by pr…
At home in the world
The Precariat
The impacts of the crisis on social security administrations
This article reviews the findings of a major survey conducted in 2009 by the International Social Security Association (ISSA) on the impacts of the financial and economic crisis on social security administrations. The findings reveal that a majority of administrations have been negatively affected in terms of diminished investment returns on social security funds and reduced contribution income and are challenged by increased expenditure on benef…
Just Give Money to the Poor
The Precariat
Revisiting Issa 's D ynamic S ocial S ecurity
The International S ocial S ecurity A ssociation's ( ISSA ) D ynamic S ocial S ecurity conceptual framework has been developed as a tool to identify and analyse current and emerging challenges in social security policy and administrative practice and to guide decision‐makers in developing effective and sustainable responses to these. The longer‐term core objective of the framework is to help extend social security coverage to all through the deve…
Introduction
The 2014 R esearch C onference of the I nternational S ocial S ecurity A ssociation ( ISSA ), which offered a platform for discussion and analysis among social security administrators and academia, addressed issues concerning the adequacy and sustainability of social security. Core issues discussed were the definition and measurement of adequacy and the contribution of social security systems to social and economic development. Also addressed wer…
Social Protection and Jobs Responses to Covid-19
Some key finds from this "living paper" include : As of April 23, 2020, a total of 151 countries (18 more since last week) have planned, introduced or adapted 684 social protection measures in response to COVID-19 (Coronavirus). This is a ten-fold increase in measures since the first edition of this living paper (March 20). New countries include Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Belarus, Bermuda, Brunei, Chad, Gre…
Reinvigorating the social contract and strengthening social cohesion
The COVID‐19 pandemic has exposed the vulnerability of those who are inadequately covered by social protection in more and less developed countries alike, and has exacerbated the fragility of a social contract that was already under strain in many countries. A weak social contract in the context of an exceptional crisis poses a very real risk to social cohesion. Nevertheless, many States have reasserted themselves as the guarantor of rights by pr…
Building universal social protection systems for all
What role for emergency basic income in building and strengthening rights‐based universal social protection systems
During the COVID‐19 pandemic there were a great many social protection policy responses. There were also calls for emergency basic income (EBI) to be adopted as a mitigation response. However, it seems that only one country adopted an EBI. Nonetheless, EBI is likely to feature in future policy discussion and action, especially as a crisis‐mitigation tool. This has implications for the future of rights‐based social protection. Consequently, this a…
At home in the world
Political science (9 works) · Economics (7 works) · Employment and Welfare Studies (7 works) · Economic growth (6 works) · Development economics (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Business (4 works) · Global Health Care Issues (4 works) · Social Policy and Reform Studies (4 works)