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Social security, the economy and development

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Social security, the economy and developmentedited by James Midgley and Kwong-leung Tang.
other author:	Midgley, James.
Published:	Basingstoke [England] ;Palgrave Macmillan,2008.
Description:	xii, 316 p. :ill.
Subject:	Social security.
Online resource:	access to fulltext (Palgrave)
ISBN:	9780230582194

Social security, the economy and development
Social security, the economy and development[electronic resource] /edited by James Midgley and Kwong-leung Tang. - Basingstoke [England] ;Palgrave Macmillan,2008. - xii, 316 p. :ill.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The origins and features of social security / Kwong-leung Tang and James Midgley -- Social security and the economy : key perspectives / James Midgley -- South Africa : social security, povertyalleviation and development / Leila Patel and Jean Triegaardt -- Chile : social security, privatization and economic growth / Silvia Borzutzky -- China : social security in the context of rapid economic growth / Kwong-leung Tang and Raymond Ngan Man-hung -- The United States : social security policyinnovations and economic development / James Midgley -- Korea : economic development, social security and productive welfare / Joon Yong Jo -- Norway : social security, active labour market policies and economic progress / Espen Dahl and Thomas Lorentzen -- The United Kingdom : the economic consequences of child poverty / Martin Evans -- Singapore : social investment, the state and social welfare/James Lee and S. Vasoo -- India : inclusive development through the extension of social security / Wouter van Ginneken.

This book explores the complex relationship between social security and economic development,arguing that social security contributes positively to economic development by promoting social investments that notonly foster economic growth but enhance social welfare for all. The contributors analyse the various forms of social security, and, through comprehensive analysis of country experiences, demonstrates that the relationship between social security and economic development defies the simplistic interpretations currently popular in literature on the subject. A variety of country case studies are explored including Britain, Chile, China, India, Korea, Norway, Singapore, South Africa and the United States. This topical volume is a vital companion for all interested in the dynamics ofthe relationship between social security and the economy.

Electronic reproduction.
Basingstoke, England :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2009.

Mode of access:World Wide Web.

ISBN: 9780230582194

Standard No.: 10.1057/9780230582194doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

185910
Social security.
Index Terms--Genre/Form:

214472
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: HD7091 / .S63 2008eb

Dewey Class. No.: 338.9

Social security, the economy and development
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