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Extending social security coverage: Concepts, global trends and policy issues
Author(s) -
Van Ginneken Wouter
Publication year - 2007
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.2007.00267.x
Subject(s) - social security , variety (cybernetics) , state (computer science) , key (lock) , public economics , process (computing) , extension (predicate logic) , social policy , economic security , network security policy , business , political science , economic growth , economics , computer security , cloud computing security , computer science , cloud computing , algorithm , artificial intelligence , law , programming language , operating system
This article reviews the experience of some key low‐, middle‐ and high‐income countries that have successfully extended social security coverage or are in the process of doing so. It shows that a strong and competent State is a first requirement for the extension of social security. It also examines a variety of coverage indicators that can help national and international policymakers to focus their efforts on the extension of social security. Finally, it documents the growing use of tax‐financed social pensions, and discusses some policy issues with regard to the link between tax‐financed and contributory social security schemes.