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January 2021, Volume 74, Issue 1
- 3-3 Social security coverage extension in the People’s Republic of China
by Roddy McKinnon - 5-34 Lessons from China on different approaches to pension coverage extension
by Litao Zhao & Xiaobin He - 35-58 China’s development of a multi‐tier pension system
by Tianhong Chen & John A. Turner - 59-77 The sustainability of China’s Urban Employees’ Pension Programme: A case of getting old before getting rich?
by Mel Cousins - 79-102 Extension of social insurance coverage to informal economy workers in China: An administrative and institutional perspective
by Jiwei Qian & Zhuoyi Wen - 103-126 China: Towards the introduction of dependency/long‐term care insurance
by Jean‐Victor Gruat & Shi Chuan - 127-130 Keqing Han. Social welfare in transitional China. London, Palgrave Macmillan, 2020. 405 pp. (Sociology, Media and Journalism in China). ISBN 978‐981‐329‐660‐2
by Mel Cousins
October 2020, Volume 73, Issue 4
- 3-24 Implementation challenges for seafarers’ social security protection: The case of the European Union
by Laura Carballo Piñeiro - 25-48 The risk of under‐insurance in the Finnish statutory pension scheme for self‐employed workers: A trajectory analysis
by Janne Salonen & Lasse Koskinen & Tapio Nummi - 49-73 Mortality analysis of persons with disabilities in Argentina by age, sex and duration of benefit, 2015–16
by Carlos Oscar Grushka & Octavio Nicolás Bramajo & Luciana Tibi - 75-96 Payment of Universal Credit for couples in the UK: Challenges for reform from a gender perspective
by Marilyn Howard & Fran Bennett - 97-116 Extending pension coverage in Cambodia: The governance and investment challenges of the Social Security Investment Fund
by Heikki Hiilamo & Audrius Bitinas & Narith Chân - 117-120 Standing, Guy. Battling eight giants: Basic income now. London, Bloomsbury, 2020. 139 pp. ISBN 978‐0‐7556‐0063‐2
by Hedva Sarfati
July 2020, Volume 73, Issue 3
- 3-4 Foreword
by Marcelo Abi‐Ramia Caetano - 5-12 Introduction: Social security, inclusive growth and social cohesion
by Roddy McKinnon - 13-32 Social protection and revenue collection: How they can jointly contribute to strengthening social cohesion
by Francesco Burchi & Armin von Schiller & Christoph Strupat - 33-53 Social assistance and inclusive growth
by Armando Barrientos & Daniele Malerba - 55-80 Reinvigorating the social contract and strengthening social cohesion: Social protection responses to COVID‐19
by Shahra Razavi & Christina Behrendt & Mira Bierbaum & Ian Orton & Lou Tessier - 81-100 China’s social security response to COVID‐19: Wider lessons learnt for social security’s contribution to social cohesion and inclusive economic development
by Xiaoyan Qian
April 2020, Volume 73, Issue 2
- 3-26 Does a universal non‐contributory social pension make sense for rural China?
by Ce Shen & Jessica Johnson & Zhenhe Chi & John B. Williamson - 27-50 Substitution and spill‐overs between early exit pathways in times of extending working lives in Europe
by Aart‐Jan Riekhoff & Kati Kuitto & Liisa‐Maria Palomäki - 51-74 The performance of the income protection system for older adults in Ecuador and future challenges
by Ignacio Apella - 75-99 Explaining differences in unemployment benefit takeup between labour migrants and Dutch native workers
by Anita Strockmeijer & Paul de Beer & Jaco Dagevos - 101-123 The relationship between different social expenditure schemes and poverty, inequality and economic growth
by Emile Cammeraat
January 2020, Volume 73, Issue 1
- 3-34 Lessons from the American federal‐state unemployment insurance system for a European unemployment benefits system
by Christopher J. O’Leary & Burt S. Barnow & Karolien Lenaerts - 35-63 Expanding social health protection in Cambodia: An assessment of the current coverage potential and gaps, and social equity considerations
by Robert J. Kolesar & Sambo Pheakdey & Bart Jacobs & Narith Chan & Samedy Yok & Martine Audibert - 65-97 The cross‐border portability of social security benefits: Status and progress?
by Robert Holzmann & Jacques Wels - 99-137 Pension scheme fees and charge ratios in 44 countries: A comparative study
by Taejin Han & Dariusz Stańko - 139-167 The relevance of institutions and people’s preferences in the PSNP and IN‐SCT programmes in Ethiopia
by Vincenzo Vinci & Keetie Roelen - 169-172 Organisation for Economic Co‐operation and Development. The future of work: OECD employment outlook. Paris, 2019. 335 pp. ISBN 978‐92‐64‐72715‐1
by Hedva Sarfati
October 2019, Volume 72, Issue 4
- 3-28 Biometric technology and beneficiary rights in social protection programmes
by Magdalena Sepúlveda Carmona - 29-54 The old‐age pension law in Mexico: The promise of poverty in old age?
by Francisco Colín - 55-77 Extending access to contributory pensions: The case of Uruguay
by Ianina Rossi & Victoria Tenenbaum & Martín Lavalleja - 79-105 Youth‐oriented active labour market policies and economic crisis: Explaining policy effort in Greece and Portugal
by Konstantinos Kougias - 107-126 Microinsurance: A short history
by David M. Dror - 127-130 Dror, David M. Financing micro health insurance: Theory, methods and evidence (World scientific series in health investment and financing, vol. 2). Hackensack, NJ, World Scientific, 2019. 550 pp. ISBN 9789813238473
by John Woodall
July 2019, Volume 72, Issue 3
- 3-4 Foreword
by Marcelo Abi‐Ramia Caetano - 5-16 Introduction: Social security and the digital economy – Managing transformation
by Roddy McKinnon - 17-41 Social protection systems and the future of work: Ensuring social security for digital platform workers
by Christina Behrendt & Quynh Anh Nguyen & Uma Rani - 43-78 Global employment and decent jobs, 2010–2030: The forces of demography and automation
by David E. Bloom & Mathew J. McKenna & Klaus Prettner - 79-94 The digital economy and the future of European welfare states
by Bent Greve - 95-112 The regulatory challenge of occupational safety and health in the online platform economy
by Sacha Garben - 113-133 Work, social protection and the middle classes: What future in the digital age?
by Bruno Palier - 135-138 Goldblatt, Beth. Developing the right to social security: A gender perspective. New York, NY, Routledge, 2016. 241 pp. ISBN 978‐1‐138‐12011‐2
by Hedva Sarfati - 139-140 In memoriam
by KG Scherman
April 2019, Volume 72, Issue 2
- 3-22 Second‐pillar pensions in Central and Eastern Europe: Payment constraints and exit options
by Elaine Fultz & Kenichi Hirose - 23-47 Effective retirement age from employment and full‐time employment, and the impact of the 2008 crisis
by Denis Latulippe & Florence Fontaine - 49-73 How fair are unemployment benefits? The experience of East Asia
by Gyu‐Jin Hwang - 75-95 Employer‐oriented labour market policies in Sweden: Creating jobs and the division of labour in the public sector
by Daniel Castillo - 97-111 Social health protection in Cambodia: Challenges of policy design and implementation
by Soonman Kwon & Lundy Keo - 113-116 Taylor‐Gooby, Peter and Leruth, Benjamin (eds). Attitudes, aspirations and welfare: Social policy directions in uncertain times. London, Palgrave Macmillan, 2018, 317 pp. 978‐3‐319‐75782‐7
by Hedva Sarfati
January 2019, Volume 72, Issue 1
- 3-31 Has the redistributive effect of social transfers and taxes changed over time across countries?
by Koen Caminada & Kees Goudswaard & Chen Wang & Jinxian Wang - 33-57 The effects on intra‐generational inequality of introducing a funded pension scheme: A microsimulation analysis for Estonia
by Magnus Piirits & Andres Võrk - 59-82 Access to social protection among people with disabilities: Evidence from Viet Nam
by Lena M. Banks & Matthew Walsham & Hoang Van Minh & Doan Thi Thuy Duong & Tran Thu Ngan & Vu Quynh Mai & Karl Blanchet & Hannah Kuper - 83-105 Inequity in access to the Argentinian pension system (1994–2017)
by Milva Geri & Mariana de Santis & Nebel Moscoso - 107-128 The impact of international migration on the public pension system: The case of Portugal
by José Alves & Daniela Craveiro & Maria Teresa Medeiros Garcia & Paula Albuquerque - 129-132 Greve, Bent. Technology and the future of work – The impact on labour markets and welfare states. Cheltenham, Edward Elgar, 2017, 153 pp. ISBN 978‐1‐78643‐428‐9
by Hedva Sarfati
October 2018, Volume 71, Issue 4
- 3-11 Introduction: Frontline delivery of welfare‐to‐work in different European contexts
by Rik van Berkel & Flemming Larsen & Dorte Caswell - 13-32 A knowledge hierarchy in labour and welfare services? Evidence‐based and practice‐based knowledge in frontline service innovation
by Eric Breit & Knut Fossestøl & Eirin Pedersen - 33-50 Co‐production and social innovation in street‐level employability services: Lessons from services with lone parents in Scotland
by Colin Lindsay & Sarah Pearson & Elaine Batty & Anne Marie Cullen & Will Eadson - 51-70 Activating the most disadvantaged youth in Switzerland: Administratively too risky, politically too costly?
by Delia Pisoni - 71-89 Organizational governance of activation policy: Transparency as an organizational ideal in a Swedish welfare agency
by Katarina Hollertz & Kerstin Jacobsson & Ida Seing - 91-109 Does individualized employment support deliver what is promised? Findings from three European cities
by Deborah Rice & Vanesa Fuertes & Lara Monticelli - 111-114 Gilbert, Neil. Never enough: Capitalism and the progressive spirit. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2017.219 pp. ISBN 978‐01‐9936‐133‐5
by Hedva Sarfati
July 2018, Volume 71, Issue 3
- 3-4 Foreword
by Hans‐Horst Konkolewsky - 5-12 Introduction: Quantifying and reporting social security obligations
by Assia Billig & Simon Brimblecombe & Jean‐Claude Ménard - 13-25 Measuring and reporting obligations of social security retirement systems: Actuarial perspectives
by Barbara D’Ambrogi‐Ola & Robert L. Brown - 27-48 Discussing accrued‐to‐date liabilities
by Mitchell Wiener & Philip Stokoe - 49-71 Measuring and reporting the actuarial obligations of the Canada Pension Plan
by Assia Billig & Jean‐Claude Ménard - 73-80 Accounting for social benefits: The search for a past event
by Paul Mason - 81-103 Towards a fair assessment of social security liabilities under pay‐as‐you‐go and partially funded schemes
by Anne Drouin & Pierre Plamondon & Cristina Lloret - 105-123 Reporting the pension obligations of social security schemes: An EU perspective
by Costas Stavrakis - 125-127 OECD. Preventing ageing unequally. Paris, Organisation for Economic Co‐operation and Development, 2017. 253 pp. ISBN 978‐92‐64‐27907‐0
by Hedva Sarfati - 129-131 Birnbaum, Simon; et al. The generational welfare contract: Justice, institutions and outcomes. Cheltenham, UK – Northampton, MA, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2017.182 pp. ISBN 978‐1‐7847‐102‐7
by Hedva Sarfati
April 2018, Volume 71, Issue 2
- 3-18 Introducing social protection in the Middle East and North Africa: Prospects for a new social contract?
by Markus Loewe & Rana Jawad - 19-37 Universal social protection in Tunisia: Comparing the effectiveness and cost‐efficiency of food and energy subsidies with a proposed universal child allowance programme
by Mario Györi & Fabio Veras Soares - 39-56 Can youth activation policies be central to social policies in MENA countries?
by Ghada Barsoum - 57-77 What are the effects of cash transfers for refugees in the context of protracted displacement? Findings from Jordan
by Jessica Hagen‐Zanker & Martina Ulrichs & Rebecca Holmes - 79-101 The rocky road to universal health coverage in Egypt: A political economy of health insurance reform from 2005–15
by Sharif A. Ismail - 103-123 The targeting effectiveness of Egypt’s Food Subsidy Programme: Reaching the poor?
by Walaa Talaat - 125-128 OECD. A decade of social protection development in selected Asian countries, Paris, Organisation for Economic Co‐operation and Development, 2017. 76 pp. ISBN 978‐92‐64‐27225‐5
by Hedva Sarfati
January 2018, Volume 71, Issue 1
- 3-24 Linking taxation and social protection: Evidence on redistribution and poverty reduction in Ethiopia
by Kalle Hirvonen & Giulia Mascagni & Keetie Roelen - 25-49 An actuarial balance sheet of the Swiss old‐age pension scheme
by Christoph Metzger - 51-70 Towards an adequate and sustainable replacement rate in defined benefit pension systems: The case of Spain
by Juan José Alonso Fernández & José Enrique Devesa Carpio & Mar Devesa Carpio & Inmaculada Domínguez Fabián & Borja Encinas Goenechea & Robert Meneu Gaya - 71-91 Analysis of the implementation of a social protection initiative to admit the poorest of the poor to mutual health funds in Burkina Faso
by Kadio Kadidiatou & Kafando Yamba & Ouédraogo Aboubacar & Valéry Ridde - 93-96 Taylor‐Gooby, P., Leruth, B. and Chung, H. (eds). After austerity – Welfare state transformation in Europe after the Great Recession. Oxford, Oxford University Press. 2017. 229 pp. ISBN 978‐0‐19‐879026‐6
by Hedva Sarfati
October 2017, Volume 70, Issue 4
- 3-4 Foreword
by Hans‐Horst Konkolewsky - 5-12 Introduction: Reflecting on the human right to social security
by Katja Hujo & Christina Behrendt & Roddy McKinnon - 13-43 Ensuring inclusion and combatting discrimination in social protection programmes: The role of human rights standards
by Magdalena Sepúlveda Carmona - 45-65 Social protection and persons with disabilities
by Catalina Devandas Aguilar - 67-85 Approaches to social protection for informal workers: Aligning productivist and human rights‐based approaches
by Laura Alfers & Francie Lund & Rachel Moussié - 87-103 The rights‐based approach to care policies: Latin American experience
by Valeria Esquivel - 105-126 The politics of rights‐based, transformative social policy in South and Southeast Asia
by Gabriele Koehler - 127-129 Mukul G. Asher and Fukunari Kimura (eds). Strengthening social protection in East Asia (ERIA Studies in Development Economics). London, Routledge, 2015. 258 pp. ISBN 978‐1‐138‐81714‐2
by Hedva Sarfati
July 2017, Volume 70, Issue 3
- 3-30 Does trust increase willingness to pay higher taxes to help the needy?
by Nazim Habibov & Alex Cheung & Alena Auchynnikava - 31-52 Global–regional interaction to extend access to social protection for migrant workers: Insights from ASEAN and MERCOSUR
by Elisa Fornalé - 53-77 The ABCs of nonfinancial defined contribution (NDC) schemes
by Robert Holzmann - 79-104 A “Swedish” actuarial balance for a notional defined contribution pension scheme with disability and minimum pension benefits
by Juan M. Pérez‐Salamero González & Manuel Ventura‐Marco & Carlos Vidal‐Meliá
April 2017, Volume 70, Issue 2
- 3-30 Electronic payment mechanisms in social security: Extending the reach of benefit and contribution transactions
by Paul Waller - 31-55 Work/life balance policy in Germany: Promoting equal partnership in families
by Willem Adema & Chris Clarke & Valerie Frey & Angela Greulich & Hyunsook Kim & Pia Rattenhuber & Olivier Thévenon - 57-85 The gender gap in pensions in Latin America
by Verónica Amarante & Maira Colacce & Pilar Manzi - 87-107 Developing a compliance‐based approach to address error, evasion and fraud in social security systems
by Luana Goveia & Anahí Sosa - 109-128 Pension reforms in EU11 countries: An evaluation of post‐socialist pension policies
by Stefan Domonkos & András Simonovits - 129-133 Martin Heidenreich (ed.). Exploring inequality in Europe – Diverging income and employment opportunities in the crisis, Cheltenham, Elgar, 2016. 250 pp. ISBN 978‐1‐7847‐665‐7
by Hedva Sarfati
January 2017, Volume 70, Issue 1
- 3-17 The social security number: A small device underpinning big systems
by Paul‐Anthelme Adèle - 19-48 Survivors' pensions and their impact on the Brazilian labour market
by Rogerio Nagamine Costanzi & Graziela Ansiliero & Julimar Da Silva Bichara - 49-50 Worldview: An introduction to social security in Georgia
by Roddy McKinnon - 51-77 The evolution of the Georgian social protection system since independence: An unclear future despite recent expansion
by Dimitri Gugushvili - 79-108 The challenge of pension reform in Georgia: Non‐contributory pensions and elderly poverty
by Tamila Nutsubidze & Khatuna Nutsubidze - 109-113 OECD. Pensions at a glance 2015: OECD and G20 indicators. Paris, Organisation for Economic Co‐operation and Development. 2015. 374 pp. ISBN 978‐92‐64‐24063‐6
by Hedva Sarfati
July 2016, Volume 69, Issue 3-4
- 3-4 Foreword
by Hans‐Horst Konkolewsky - 5-19 Introduction: Pursuing excellence in social security administration
by Roddy McKinnon - 21-50 Coordinating social programmes: Analysis of scenarios and implementation approaches based on the ISSA Guidelines on ICT
by Raúl Ruggia‐Frick - 51-62 Reshaping the social security agency around improved human capital and technology
by Gaurav Gujral - 63-83 The digital nudge in social security administration
by Shirley Gregor & Brian Lee‐Archer - 85-107 The concept of integrated services in different welfare states from a life course perspective
by Renate Minas - 109-130 Bilateral social security agreements and pensions portability: A study of four migrant corridors between EU and non‐EU countries
by Robert Holzmann - 131-147 Investments in the global health workforce are imperative to achieve social security for all
by Ibadat Dhillon & Jim Campbell & Roddy McKinnon - 159-162 Kim, M. M. S. Comparative welfare capitalism in East Asia: Productivist models of social policy. Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, 2016. 172 pp. ISBN 978‐1‐1137‐47184‐0
by Ilcheong Yi - 163-167 Sarath Davala, Renana Jhabvala, Soumya Kapour Mehta and Guy Standing. Basic income – A transformative policy for India. London [etc.], Blooomsbury, 2015. 234 pp. ISBN 978‐1‐4725‐8311‐6
by Hedva Sarfati
April 2016, Volume 69, Issue 2
- 3-27 India's Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Act: Assessing the quality of access and adequacy of benefits in MGNREGS public works
by Ellen Ehmke - 29-51 Paid parental leave and other supports for parents with young children: The United States in international comparison
by Willem Adema & Chris Clarke & Valerie Frey - 53-84 The interaction of pillars in multi‐pillar pension systems: A comparison of Canada, Denmark, Netherlands and Sweden
by Ole Beier Sørensen & Assia Billig & Marcel Lever & Jean‐Claude Menard & Ole Settergren - 85-106 Developing countries and systemic pension reforms: Reflections on some emerging problems
by Xinmei Wang & John B. Williamson & Mehmet Cansoy - 107-136 The PAYG system and the optimal redistribution instrument in an overlapping generation model
by Vanesa Valeria D'Elia - 137-140 OECD. Integrating social services for vulnerable groups – Bridging sectors for better service delivery. Paris, Organisation for Economic Co‐operation and Development, 2015. 210 pp. ISBN 978‐92‐64‐23376‐8
by Hedva Sarfati
January 2016, Volume 69, Issue 1
- 3-23 Health care privatization processes in Europe: Theoretical justifications and empirical classification
by Christine André & Philippe Batifoulier & Mariana Jansen‐Ferreira - 25-45 Pension reforms in Chile and social security principles, 1981–2015
by Carmelo Mesa‐Lago & Fabio Bertranou - 47-65 Nepal's Child Grant: A mixed‐methods assessment of implementation bottlenecks
by Jessica Hagen‐Zanker & Richard Mallett - 67-86 Social security reforms in Kenya: Towards a workerist or a citizenship‐based system?
by Daniel Künzler - 87-107 Adjustment mechanisms and intergenerational actuarial neutrality in pension reforms
by Robert Meneu & Enrique Devesa & Mar Devesa & Inmaculada Domínguez & Borja Encinas - 109-113 Lechevalier, Arnaud and Wielgohs, Jan (eds). Social Europe – A dead end: What the Eurozone crisis is doing to Europe's social dimension (Studies in European Cooperation). Copenhagen, Djof Publishing, 2015. 278 pp. ISBN 978-87-574-3437-8
by Hedva Sarfati - 115-118 Hujo, Katja; UNRISD (ed.). Reforming pensions in developing and transition countries. Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, 2014. ISBN 978‐1‐137‐39610‐5
by Krzysztof Hagemejer
October 2015, Volume 68, Issue 4
- 1-1 Foreword
by Hans‐Horst Konkolewsky - 3-24 Financing social security out of contributions: About origins, present discussions and prospects of a success story
by Wolfgang Scholz - 25-45 Social security contributions: Economic and public finance considerations
by Kees Goudswaard & Koen Caminada - 47-68 Contributions‐financed cash benefits: Selected examples of tiered pension systems
by Marco Geraci - 69-92 Including informal economy workers in contributory social protection: Current challenges in Latin America
by Ana Sojo - 93-113 Social health insurance development in Mongolia: Opportunities and challenges in moving towards Universal Health Coverage
by Dorjsuren Bayarsaikhan & Soonman Kwon & Dashzeveg Chimeddagva - 115-117 OECD. In it together: Why less inequality benefits all. Paris, 2015. 332 pp. ISBN 978‐9264‐23266‐2
by Hedva Sarfati
July 2015, Volume 68, Issue 3
- 1-13 Introduction: Proceedings of the ISSA 2014 International Research Conference
by Daniel Gottlieb & Simon Brimblecombe & Ian Orton - 15-41 Benchmarking administrative expenditures of mandatory social security programmes
by Oleksiy Sluchynsky - 43-67 Supporting jobseekers: How unemployment benefits can help unemployed workers and strengthen job creation
by Ekkehard Ernst - 69-98 The multidimensional adequacy of social insurance benefits and insurability
by Daniel Gottlieb - 99-118 A model for universal social security coverage: The experience of the BRICS countries
by Mridula Ghai - 119-122 Pensions Outlook 2014 – By OECD
by Hedva Sarfati
April 2015, Volume 68, Issue 2
- 1-25 A call for more elaborate and transparent pension data to inform policy‐making: A critical examination of World Bank data for Eastern Europe
by Nikola Altiparmakov - 27-41 Longevity insurance annuities: China adopts a benefit innovation from the past
by Tianhong Chen & John A. Turner - 43-62 Convergence or divergence? How the financial crisis affected European pensioners
by Aaron G. Grech - 63-83 Little cash to large households: Cash transfers and children's care in disadvantaged families in Ghana
by Keetie Roelen & Helen Karki Chettri & Emily Delap - 85-104 Reforming against all odds: Multi‐pillar pension systems in the Czech Republic and Romania
by Dragos Adascalitei & Stefan Domonkos - 105-108 The Right and the welfare state – By Carsten Jensen
by Hedva Sarfati
January 2015, Volume 68, Issue 1
- 1-22 Expanding economic protection to the elderly in Latin America
by Rafael Rofman & Ignacio Apella & Evelyn Vezza - 23-45 A multifactorial explanation of youth unemployment and the special case of Austria
by Dennis Tamesberger - 47-67 Disability benefit reform in Great Britain from the perspective of the United States
by Zachary A. Morris - 69-93 Extending maternity protection to all women: Trends, challenges and opportunities
by Laura Addati - 95-118 How portable is social security for migrant workers? A review of the literature
by Nurulsyahirah Taha & Karin Astrid Siegmann & Mahmood Messkoub - 119-121 China's pension system: A vision – By Mark C. Dorfman
by Hedva Sarfati
July 2014, Volume 67, Issue 3-4
- 3-15 Dynamic Social Security: A necessary condition for inclusive societies and economic development
by Milko Matijascic & Roddy McKinnon - 17-36 Revisiting ISSA's Dynamic Social Security: 2007–2014, and beyond
by Roddy McKinnon & Simon Brimblecombe & Shea McClanahan & Ian Orton - 37-59 Dynamic Social Security after the crisis: Towards a new welfare state?
by Patrick Diamond & Guy Lodge - 61-74 Investing in people to promote activation and empowerment: The case of Denmark and lessons for other countries
by Niels Ploug - 75-104 Towards Dynamic Social Security in South Korea
by Dong‐Myeon Shin - 105-126 Understanding the Brazilian social policy model: Myths, milestones and Dynamic Social Security
by Milko Matijascic & Stephen J. Kay - 127-152 National social protection policies in West Africa: A comparative analysis
by Ariel Pino & Anna Maria Badini Confalonieri - 153-158 Dynamic Social Security: Taking stock
by Milko Matijascic & Roddy McKinnon - 159-162 Reshaping welfare institutions in China and the Nordic countries – Edited by Pauli Kettunen, Stein Kuhnle and Ren Yuan
by Hedva Sarfati - 163-165 The double crisis of the welfare state and what we can do about it – By Peter Taylor‐Gooby
by Hedva Sarfati - 170-171 Obituary
by Elaine Fultz & Krzysztof Hagemejer
April 2014, Volume 67, Issue 2
- 1-9 Innovative social and labour market policies in Europe in times of crisis
by Marion Ellison & Rik van Berkel - 11-27 Innovating job activation by involving employers
by Paul van der Aa & Rik van Berkel - 29-47 Nordic reforms to improve the labour market participation of vulnerable youth: An effective new approach?
by Rune Halvorsen & Bjørn Hvinden - 49-65 Exploring the impact of employment policy measures in the context of crisis: The case of Greece
by Constantine Dimoulas - 67-84 Policy innovations for including disabled people in the labour market: A study of innovative practices of Dutch sheltered work companies
by Lieske van der Torre & Menno Fenger - 85-106 Networking the unemployed: Can policy interventions facilitate access to employment through informal channels?
by Giuliano Bonoli - 107-109 Population ageing in Central and Eastern Europe – Societal and policy implications – Edited by Andreas Hoff
by Hedva Sarfati - 111-113 Credit crunch health care: How economics can save our publicly funded health services – By Cam Donaldson
by Hedva Sarfati
January 2014, Volume 67, Issue 1
- 1-25 How much do OECD countries spend on social protection and how redistributive are their tax/benefit systems?
by Willem Adema & Pauline Fron & Maxime Ladaique - 27-48 From pension funds to piggy banks: (Perverse) consequences of the Stability and Growth Pact since the crisis
by Bernard H. Casey - 49-70 Extending social security coverage to the rural sector in China
by Tianhong Chen & John A. Turner - 71-93 The Brazilian pension model: The pending agenda
by Milko Matijascic & Stephen J. Kay - 95-119 Social protection assessment‐based national dialogue exercises: Cambodia, Indonesia, Thailand, Viet Nam
by Valérie Schmitt & Rachael Chadwick - 121-125 The Spanish welfare state in European context – Edited by Ana Maria Guillén and Leòn, Margarita
by Hedva Sarfati - 127-129 Family well‐being: European perspectives – Edited by Moreno Mínguez, Almudena
by Hedva Sarfati
July 2013, Volume 66, Issue 3-4
- 1-1 Foreword
by Hans‐Horst Konkolewsky - 3-19 The role of national social protection floors in extending social security to all
by Krzysztof Hagemejer & Roddy McKinnon - 21-43 The Social Protection Floors Recommendation, 2012 (No. 202): Can a six‐page document change the course of social history?
by Michael Cichon - 45-67 The social protection floor and global social governance: Towards policy synergy and cooperation between international organizations
by Bob Deacon - 69-86 Civil society and the social protection floor
by Wouter van Ginneken - 87-109 The Social Protection Floors Recommendation, 2012 (No. 202): Completing the standards to close the coverage gap
by Ursula Kulke & Emmanuelle Saint‐Pierre Guilbault - 111-143 Financing social protection floors: Considerations of fiscal space
by Elliott Harris - 145-170 Revisiting policies to achieve progress towards universal health coverage in low‐income countries: Realizing the pay‐offs of national social protection floors
by Xenia Scheil‐Adlung - 171-191 A multivariable definition of adequacy: Challenges and opportunities
by Simon Brimblecombe - 201-203 The people's pension: The struggle to defend social security since Reagan – By Eric Laursen
by Elaine Fultz - 205-208 Democracy and the Left: Social policy and inequality in Latin America – By Evelyne Huber and John D. Stephens
by Wendy Hunter
April 2013, Volume 66, Issue 2
- 1-29 Global pension systems and their reform: Worldwide drivers, trends and challenges
by Robert Holzmann - 31-52 Actuarial balance sheets as a tool to assess the sustainability of social security pension systems
by Assia Billig & Jean‐Claude Ménard - 53-78 Benefit dependency: The pros and cons of using “caseload” data for national and international comparisons
by Johan De Deken & Jochen Clasen - 79-99 Extending pension and savings scheme coverage to the informal sector: Kenya's Mbao Pension Plan
by Rose Musonye Kwena & John A. Turner