Overview
Provides an overview of the most important options that should be considered when shaping social security systems
Transcends the traditional ‘system-centristic’ view, increasing awareness of policy options from alternative national contexts
Concise, well structured, organised and coherent
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About this book
This book explores a variety of social risks and possible policy options that could be put in place to either prevent, or lessen the negative consequences of their materialisation. Pieters groups these policy issues into four major social risks -- income replacement in case of old age and survivorship; unemployment; incapacity for work; and social health care protection – all of which are crucial to the development of a social security system. Navigating Social Security Options draws on extensive knowledge of various national social security systems to compare their costs and benefits, taking into account both their structural elements (conditions of work, education and living), and cultural elements (influence of political parties, trade unions, employers’ organisations, traditions). As a concise comparative point of reference, this book will be an invaluable resource for students and scholars of social policy and law, as well as policy makers.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Danny Pieters is Professor at the Law Faculty of KU Leuven University, Belgium, and former President of the Belgian Senate.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Navigating Social Security Options
Authors: Danny Pieters
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05992-7
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG, part of Springer Nature 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-05991-0Published: 10 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-05992-7Published: 30 December 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 121
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Social Policy, Social Policy, Labour Law/Social Law