Social security publications, reports and resources
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Social Security Programs Throughout the World
Africa, 2009
The combined findings of this series, which also includes volumes on Europe, Asia and the Pacific, and the Americas, are published at 6-month intervals over a 2-year period. Each volume highlights features of social security programmes in the particular region.
Latest ISSA publications
Developments and Trends report Dynamic Social Security for Asia and the Pacific: Integrated Responses for More Equitable Growth This Developments and Trends report aims to synthesize and interpret the most important recent developments and trends in Asia and the Pacific. |
International Social Security Review
January/March 2010
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Social Policy Highlight Social security systems: Responding to the crisis Summarizes the impact of the crisis on social security financing. |
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Prevention Guide for Risk Assessment in Small and Medium Enterprises: Chemical Hazards This brochure is intended to meet the requirement for a risk assessment for work with hazardous substances. |
Extension study ISSA Project on examining the existing knowledge of social security coverage 2009 The study provides an overview of global trends and challenges facing the extension of social security (...) |
New publications from other organizations
Drawing on a wide range of data sources, this book constructs and analyses different indicators of child well-being across the OECD. These indicators cover six key areas: material well-being; housing and environment; education; health and safety; risk behaviours; and quality of school life. They show that no one OECD country performs well in all areas and that every OECD country can do more to improve children’s lives.
The important demographic changes in Europe are causing tangible effects, both economically and socially. Economically, there is an increase in public expenditure on account of the ageing population, on pensions and health costs. Added to the effects of the collapse of public revenues by the birth deficit, this expenditure may lead to the reduction / elimination of social benefits and finally the bankruptcy of the welfare state.
Rising public health care spending remains a problem in virtually all OECD and EU member countries. As a consequence, there is growing interest in policies that will ease this pressure through improved health system performance. This report examines selected policies that may help countries better achieve the goal of improved health system efficiency and thus better value for money.
This report indicates that new forms of collaboration between key stakeholders – individuals, financial institutions, healthcare providers, employers and governments – will be critical to finance the ongoing well-being of current and future generations in a sustainable manner. The World Economic Forum’s report takes an innovative approach to the analysis, describing three thought-provoking scenarios to 2030. The scenarios are designed to challenge current thinking, create new insights, facilitate the debate between key decision-makers and provide momentum for action.
The book has four specific objectives: (a) to discuss the role of retirement income transfers in the context of a strategy for expanding old-age income security and preventing poverty among the elderly; (b) to take stock of international experience with the design and implementation of these programmes; (c) to identify key policy issues that need to receive attention during the design and implementation phases; and (d) to offer some preliminary policy recommendations and propose next steps.
Le ralentissement de l’économie mondiale a accru la pauvreté et le chômage dans le monde. Cet ouvrage prend fait et cause pour le développement de systèmes globaux de sécurité sociale dans tous les pays, y compris les plus pauvres, afin d’éliminer les terribles conditions de la pauvreté, de mettre e mettre un terme au creusement des inégalités et d’encourager la croissance économique.
This is the first edition of Private Pensions Outlook, a new OECD publication that guides readers through the changing landscape of retirement income provision. This edition presents a special feature on the implications of the financial crisis for private pensions, as well as in-depth, international analyses of private pension arrangements across OECD and selected non-OECD countries. The publication focuses on the role of pension funds, and also provides evidence on public pension reserve funds which complement the financing of social security system.
The Joint Report examines the EU Member States' integrated national strategies on social inclusion, pensions, healthcare and long-term care. It reviews the main trends across the EU and at national level and is the outcome of a process involving the European Commission and the Council of the European Union.
This report examines policy packages announced in over 40 countries to overcome the global economic crisis. It shows that not enough has been done to reduce the risk of a labour market recession of unprecedented proportions since the Second World War. And it provides an analytical foundation for a global strategy centered around jobs and social protection as crucial drivers of the recovery.
The report calls for a Global Jobs Pact to urgently tackle the employment and social protection consequences of the economic crisis. The Global Jobs Pact is aimed at placing employment and social protection at the centre of recovery policies in order to accelerate employment recovery, ensure inclusive access to employment through specific measures for disadvantaged groups, broaden the coverage of social protection and enhance security.
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Responding to the crisis: Building a 'social floor' - Magazine World of Work (December 2009)
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Latest Conference reports
Good Practices in Social Security: The Pension reform in Chile
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Living standards in old age: Current outcomes and future prospects
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What are the prospects for the standard of living of retirees?
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Maintaining Pension Levels in PAYG Schemes in Ageing Societies: Rules versus Discretion
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