Social security
Indispensable solidarity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9971735 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alain Euzeby (Université Pierre Mendes France, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 3-15 |
| Publication date | 1997-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Social Security Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-871X • E-ISSN: 1468-246X |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1468-246x.1997.tb01073.x |
| OpenAlex | W2072353288 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 5 |
Social security must be considered not as an economic burden, but as a collection of mechanisms for collective solidarity based on the principle of income redistribution. The economic and social transformations that the various regions of the world are going through, in particular the globalization of the economy, are making social security increasingly necessary. Instead of yielding to proposals for the privatization of schemes — a formula that is less efficient and more expensive — we should be protecting and improving social security; developing it in those countries where its position is still weak; and stressing that, while its objectives are humane and social, it brings economic benefits too
Business · Development economics · Economic growth · Economic Security · Economic system · Economics · Globalization · Market economy · Political science · Redistribution (election · Redistribution of income and wealth · Social protection · Social security · Solidarity · Employment and Welfare Studies · Human Rights and Immigration · Law · Social Policy and Reform Studies
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,04 |
| Citation span | 1999 - 1999 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |