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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780329903321

Titolo

Social security at the dawn of the 21st century : topical issues & new approaches / / Dalmer D. Hoskins, Donate Dobbernack, Christiane Kuptsch, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2017

ISBN

1-351-48957-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (viii, 352 p. ) : ill. ;

Collana

International social security series ; ; volume 2

International social security series ; ; v. 2

Disciplina

368.4/009172/4

Soggetti

Social security

Social security - Developing countries

Social security - Asia

Social security - Pacific Area

Social security - Latin America

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The redesign of social security / D.D. Hoskins -- New management practices in social security / C. Roy -- Responses to the care dilemma: a comparison of informal care policies / M. Schunk -- Economic growth and social security: aspects of recent Asian experience / P. Saunders -- Pension insurance, health care, poverty alleviation: recent developments in Latin America / B. Aichmann -- Employment problems and active labor market policies in industrialized countries / U. Walwei and H. Werner -- Pension system reforms in response to the growth in retired populations / S. Devereux -- Public disability programs under new complex pressures / C. Kuptsch and I.R. Zeitzer -- Who gets what? New policies relating to access and adequacy of health care / P.-Y. Greber, A. Rilliet Howald and B. Kahil-Wolff -- Social security's responses to changes in family structures / A.-M. Brocas and C. Zaidman -- Social protection through social assistance / R. Mackay.