Social security: past, present and future

David Piachaud

LSE Research Online Documents on Economics from London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library

Abstract: Over the past century, social security in advanced economies has been transformed, and in this paper the history of its growth and some of the causes are reviewed. Yet poverty has not ended and many question the future of social security. Four systems of social security are discussed: social assistance, social insurance, targeted universal benefits and universal basic income. Possible reforms and steps to promote the survival of social security as a core element of a just and civilised society are proposed.

Keywords: social security; social protection; poverty; targeting; basic income (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E6 N0 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 11 pages
Date: 2020-12-07
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Published in LSE Public Policy Review, 7, December, 2020, 1(2). ISSN: 2633-4046

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