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In: Social policy in ChinaDevelopment and well-being, S. 60-92
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In: Social policy in ChinaDevelopment and well-being, S. 60-92
In: International labour review, Band 84, S. 292-301
ISSN: 0020-7780
In: Challenge: the magazine of economic affairs, Band 33, Heft 4, S. 22-27
ISSN: 1558-1489
In: Sociological research online, Band 15, Heft 2, S. 30-41
ISSN: 1360-7804
This paper uses the work of Jock YOUNG (2002 , 2003 ) on the emergence of vindictiveness in late modern society to examine two recent developments – the withdrawal, in certain circumstances, of Housing Benefit from those people evicted for 'anti-social' behaviour and the proposed introduction of a Treatment Allowance for 'problem drug users' – in social security policy. The paper argues that while since the development of collective responses to poverty there has been concern with the behaviour of individuals in relation to paid work, we are entering a new period of social security policy where it is the general behaviour of individuals that increasingly defines access to social security benefits, rather than their financial needs.
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In: Policy studies journal: the journal of the Policy Studies Organization, Band 13, Heft 1, S. 213-217
ISSN: 1541-0072
Books reviewed in this articles:Henry J. Aaron, Economic Effects of Social SecurityPeter J. Ferrara, Social Security; Adverting the CrisisCarolyn L. Weaver, The Crisis in Social Security; Economic and Political Origins
In: Australian journal of social issues: AJSI, Band 51, Heft 1, S. 3-26
ISSN: 1839-4655
The past two decades have witnessed the application of new forms of conditionality to Australian social security policy. This paper argues that a distinctive feature has been the attempt to link receipt of government benefits to parental behaviour in order to address concerns about the welfare of children. With a view to providing a framework that can help to inform debates regarding the merits of these new forms of conditionality, this paper outlines the historical antecedents and philosophical framework of new conditionality. The paper also examines three pertinent Australian social security initiatives: the Maternity Immunisation Allowance, the Improving School Enrolment and Attendance through Welfare Reform Measure, and Compulsory Income Management. The paper concludes with some consideration of the potential pitfalls of new conditionality.
In: A National Bureau of Economic Research conference report
Social Security Policy in a Changing Environment analyzes the changing economic and demographic environment in which social insurance programs that benefit elderly households will operate. It also explores how these ongoing trends will affect future beneficiaries, under both the current social security program and potential reform options. In this volume, an esteemed group of economists probes the challenge posed to Social Security by an aging population. The researchers examine trends in private sector retirement saving and health care costs, as well as the uncertain nature of future dem
In: Social work: a journal of the National Association of Social Workers
ISSN: 1545-6846
In: Policy studies journal: an international journal of public policy, Band 13, Heft 1, S. 213
ISSN: 0190-292X
In: International labour review, Band 108, S. 357-369
ISSN: 0020-7780
The impact of the European Union on Social Security is quite complex and enigmatic. At the starting point, there is a genuine paradox: whereas the construction of a large and unique market supposes, among many others prerequisites, the harmonization of social security systems, this harmonization is left to the good will of the member States since Social security is not truly within the competence of the Union. In these conditions, it is quite obvious that a thought and organized harmonization is absolutely unreachable. Beyond the threat of systems of social protection in the European Union contracting, the issue arises of their restructuring and alignment. Given the common challenges they all face (ageing populations, family instability, unemployment, social exclusion and job insecurity), the priority for the reform debate is the redefi nition of fundamental rights and the need to draw a distinction between conditional and universal rights.Through a brief review of EU social policy development and role in European integration theory, this article will argue that, despite its expansion, EU social policy lacks vital fi nancial and political muscle to signifi cantly affect national welfare regimes and create a European welfare state. Moreover, its broad guidelines and fl exible implementation may even encourage national social policy diversifi cation rather than harmonization.
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In: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report
Social Security Policy in a Changing Environment analyzes the changing economic and demographic environment in which social insurance programs that benefit elderly households will operate. It also explores how these ongoing trends will affect future beneficiaries, under both the current social security program and potential reform options. In this volume, an esteemed group of economists probes the challenge posed to Social Security by an aging population. The researchers examine trends in private sector retirement saving and health care costs, as well as the uncertain nature of future demographic, economic, and social trends—including marriage and divorce rates and female participation in the labor force. Recognizing the ambiguity of the environment in which the Social Security system must operate and evolve, this landmark book explores factors that policymakers must consider in designing policies that are resilient enough to survive in an economically and demographically uncertain society
In: Inter-American economic affairs, Band 29, Heft 4, S. 1-20
ISSN: 0020-4943