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In Focus: Social security responding to the financial crisis
The aftermath of global financial and economic crisis continues to affect economies and people in most countries. While the recession seems to have ended, the impact on the labour market looks destined to persist for several more years. Nevertheless, social security systems have responded effectively to the test by softening the impact of the crisis. The challenge for social security now is to continue to cope with the social fall-out.
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Responding to the crisis: Building a 'social floor'
Magazine World of Work (December 2009) 67
International Labour Office
Cover story: Current estimates suggest that 50 per cent of the world’s population currently live without any social security protection while 80 pe...
Magazine World of Work (December 2009) 67
International Labour Office
Cover story: Current estimates suggest that 50 per cent of the world’s population currently live without any social security protection while 80 pe...
About social security, Employment policies, Social security and health, Demographic changes |
International |
English, French
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Social security systems: Responding to the crisis
Social Policy Highlight 10
Social Policy Highlight 10
Administration & management, Old age / Survivors, Social security financing |
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Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Russian, Spanish
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Survey on social security in times of crisis
Summary of findings and conclusions
International Social Security Association
The International Social Security Association (ISSA) surveyed its member institutions between February and April 2009 to collect information and da...
Summary of findings and conclusions
International Social Security Association
The International Social Security Association (ISSA) surveyed its member institutions between February and April 2009 to collect information and da...
Social security financing |
International |
English
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Optimal financing of social security pension schemes and its design: Competing views of social security pension design and its impact on financing
Technical Report 30
Robert L. Brown
This paper discusses a series of selection points in the design and funding of social security systems. For each criterion, the paper lists and dis...
Technical Report 30
Robert L. Brown
This paper discusses a series of selection points in the design and funding of social security systems. For each criterion, the paper lists and dis...
Old age / Survivors, Social security financing |
International |
English, French, German, Spanish
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Social security funds: Investing for the future
Social Policy Highlight 5
Social Policy Highlight 5
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