Premium
Social security for dependent persons in Germany and other countries: Between tradition and innovation
Author(s) -
ScheilAdlung Xenia
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
international social security review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.349
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 1468-246X
pISSN - 0020-871X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-246x.1995.tb00420.x
Subject(s) - dependency (uml) , german , setter , social security , social insurance , political science , subject (documents) , social protection , political economy , law and economics , sociology , law , history , engineering , computer science , systems engineering , archaeology , library science
For decades, the discussions on the problem of social protection in cases of dependency have been gaining in intensity. Comprehensive new regulations on the subject have now been enacted in Germany and have attracted international interest. The new Dependency Insurance Act in Germany is based to some extent on tried and tested model solutions enshrined in German social policy, but it also contains fundamental new orientations which could have an importance reaching beyond the sphere of social dependency insurance. Does the act adhere to established traditions, merely disguising them in modern dress? Or is it a trend‐setter disguised in traditional dress? Taking the new Dependency Insurance Act as an example, this article examines current trends in social policy in Germany and on the international plane.