Work, income and social protection

James Midgley

Chapter 5 in Social Protection and Development, 2026, pp 102-125 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: This chapter shows that social protection promotes work by stimulating labor force participation and promoting productive employment and self-employment. It discusses the nature of work and the different forms it has taken and then reviews government policies that regulate work and working conditions. It rejects the claim that social protection reduces incentives and is inimical to productive work. It draws on empirical research to show that the majority of families receiving benefits work regularly, and it observes that some social protection schemes like wage subsidies, welfare-to-work, and mandates are designed to promote productive employment. The contribution of these schemes to work and economic development are then reviewed.

Keywords: Work; Employment; Self-employment; Incentives; Labor activation; Mandates; Wage subsidies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
ISBN: 9781035308187
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