International Social Security Review

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Volume 69, issue 3-4, 2016

Foreword pp. 3-4

Hans‐Horst Konkolewsky

Introduction: Pursuing excellence in social security administration pp. 5-19

Roddy McKinnon

Coordinating social programmes: Analysis of scenarios and implementation approaches based on the ISSA Guidelines on ICT pp. 21-50

Raúl Ruggia‐Frick

Reshaping the social security agency around improved human capital and technology pp. 51-62

Gaurav Gujral

The digital nudge in social security administration pp. 63-83

Shirley Gregor and Brian Lee‐Archer

The concept of integrated services in different welfare states from a life course perspective pp. 85-107

Renate Minas

Bilateral social security agreements and pensions portability: A study of four migrant corridors between EU and non‐EU countries pp. 109-130

Robert Holzmann

Investments in the global health workforce are imperative to achieve social security for all pp. 131-147

Ibadat Dhillon, Jim Campbell and Roddy McKinnon

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 pp. 159-162

Ilcheong Yi

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 pp. 163-167

Hedva Sarfati

Volume 69, issue 2, 2016

India's Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Act: Assessing the quality of access and adequacy of benefits in MGNREGS public works pp. 3-27

Ellen Ehmke

Paid parental leave and other supports for parents with young children: The United States in international comparison pp. 29-51

Willem Adema, Chris Clarke and Valerie Frey

The interaction of pillars in multi‐pillar pension systems: A comparison of Canada, Denmark, Netherlands and Sweden pp. 53-84

Ole Beier Sørensen, Assia Billig, Marcel Lever, Jean‐Claude Menard and Ole Settergren

Developing countries and systemic pension reforms: Reflections on some emerging problems pp. 85-106

Xinmei Wang, John B. Williamson and Mehmet Cansoy

The PAYG system and the optimal redistribution instrument in an overlapping generation model pp. 107-136

Vanesa D'Elia

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 pp. 137-140

Hedva Sarfati

Volume 69, issue 1, 2016

Health care privatization processes in Europe: Theoretical justifications and empirical classification pp. 3-23

Christine André, Philippe Batifoulier and Mariana Jansen‐Ferreira

Pension reforms in Chile and social security principles, 1981–2015 pp. 25-45

Carmelo Mesa‐Lago and Fabio Bertranou

Nepal's Child Grant: A mixed‐methods assessment of implementation bottlenecks pp. 47-65

Jessica Hagen‐Zanker and Richard Mallett

Social security reforms in Kenya: Towards a workerist or a citizenship‐based system? pp. 67-86

Daniel Künzler

Adjustment mechanisms and intergenerational actuarial neutrality in pension reforms pp. 87-107

Robert Meneu, Enrique Devesa, Mar Devesa, Inmaculada Domínguez and Borja Encinas

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 pp. 109-113

Hedva Sarfati

Hujo, Katja; UNRISD (ed.). Reforming pensions in developing and transition countries. Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, 2014. ISBN 978‐1‐137‐39610‐5 pp. 115-118

Krzysztof Hagemejer

Volume 68, issue 4, 2015

Foreword pp. 1-1

Hans‐Horst Konkolewsky

Financing social security out of contributions: About origins, present discussions and prospects of a success story pp. 3-24

Wolfgang Scholz

Social security contributions: Economic and public finance considerations pp. 25-45

Kees Goudswaard and Koen Caminada

Contributions‐financed cash benefits: Selected examples of tiered pension systems pp. 47-68

Marco Geraci

Including informal economy workers in contributory social protection: Current challenges in Latin America pp. 69-92

Ana Sojo

Social health insurance development in Mongolia: Opportunities and challenges in moving towards Universal Health Coverage pp. 93-113

Dorjsuren Bayarsaikhan, Soonman Kwon and Dashzeveg Chimeddagva

OECD. In it together: Why less inequality benefits all. Paris, 2015. 332 pp. ISBN 978‐9264‐23266‐2 pp. 115-117

Hedva Sarfati

Volume 68, issue 3, 2015

Introduction: Proceedings of the ISSA 2014 International Research Conference pp. 1-13

Daniel Gottlieb, Simon Brimblecombe and Ian Orton

Benchmarking administrative expenditures of mandatory social security programmes pp. 15-41

Oleksiy Sluchynsky

Supporting jobseekers: How unemployment benefits can help unemployed workers and strengthen job creation pp. 43-67

Ekkehard Ernst

The multidimensional adequacy of social insurance benefits and insurability pp. 69-98

Daniel Gottlieb

A model for universal social security coverage: The experience of the BRICS countries pp. 99-118

Mridula Ghai

Pensions Outlook 2014 – By OECD pp. 119-122

Hedva Sarfati

Volume 68, issue 2, 2015

A call for more elaborate and transparent pension data to inform policy‐making: A critical examination of World Bank data for Eastern Europe pp. 1-25

Nikola Altiparmakov

Longevity insurance annuities: China adopts a benefit innovation from the past pp. 27-41

Tianhong Chen and John A. Turner

Convergence or divergence? How the financial crisis affected European pensioners pp. 43-62

Aaron Grech

Little cash to large households: Cash transfers and children's care in disadvantaged families in Ghana pp. 63-83

Keetie Roelen, Helen Karki Chettri and Emily Delap

Reforming against all odds: Multi‐pillar pension systems in the Czech Republic and Romania pp. 85-104

Dragos Adascalitei and Stefan Domonkos

The Right and the welfare state – By Carsten Jensen pp. 105-108

Hedva Sarfati

Volume 68, issue 1, 2015

Expanding economic protection to the elderly in Latin America pp. 1-22

Rafael Rofman, Ignacio Apella and Evelyn Vezza

A multifactorial explanation of youth unemployment and the special case of Austria pp. 23-45

Dennis Tamesberger

Disability benefit reform in Great Britain from the perspective of the United States pp. 47-67

Zachary A. Morris

Extending maternity protection to all women: Trends, challenges and opportunities pp. 69-93

Laura Addati

How portable is social security for migrant workers? A review of the literature pp. 95-118

Nurulsyahirah Taha, Karin Astrid Siegmann and Mahmood Messkoub

China's pension system: A vision – By Mark C. Dorfman pp. 119-121

Hedva Sarfati

Volume 67, issue 3-4, 2014

Dynamic Social Security: A necessary condition for inclusive societies and economic development pp. 3-15

Milko Matijascic and Roddy McKinnon

Revisiting ISSA's Dynamic Social Security: 2007–2014, and beyond pp. 17-36

Roddy McKinnon, Simon Brimblecombe, Shea McClanahan and Ian Orton

Dynamic Social Security after the crisis: Towards a new welfare state? pp. 37-59

Patrick Diamond and Guy Lodge

Investing in people to promote activation and empowerment: The case of Denmark and lessons for other countries pp. 61-74

Niels Ploug

Towards Dynamic Social Security in South Korea pp. 75-104

Dong‐Myeon Shin

Understanding the Brazilian social policy model: Myths, milestones and Dynamic Social Security pp. 105-126

Milko Matijascic and Stephen J. Kay

National social protection policies in West Africa: A comparative analysis pp. 127-152

Ariel Pino and Anna Maria Badini Confalonieri

Dynamic Social Security: Taking stock pp. 153-158

Milko Matijascic and Roddy McKinnon

Reshaping welfare institutions in China and the Nordic countries – Edited by Pauli Kettunen, Stein Kuhnle and Ren Yuan pp. 159-162

Hedva Sarfati

The double crisis of the welfare state and what we can do about it – By Peter Taylor‐Gooby pp. 163-165

Hedva Sarfati

Obituary pp. 170-171

Elaine Fultz and Krzysztof Hagemejer

Volume 67, issue 2, 2014

Innovative social and labour market policies in Europe in times of crisis pp. 1-9

Marion Ellison and Rik van Berkel

Innovating job activation by involving employers pp. 11-27

Paul van der Aa and Rik van Berkel

Nordic reforms to improve the labour market participation of vulnerable youth: An effective new approach? pp. 29-47

Rune Halvorsen and Bjørn Hvinden

Exploring the impact of employment policy measures in the context of crisis: The case of Greece pp. 49-65

Constantine Dimoulas

Policy innovations for including disabled people in the labour market: A study of innovative practices of Dutch sheltered work companies pp. 67-84

Lieske van der Torre and Menno Fenger

Networking the unemployed: Can policy interventions facilitate access to employment through informal channels? pp. 85-106

Giuliano Bonoli

Population ageing in Central and Eastern Europe – Societal and policy implications – Edited by Andreas Hoff pp. 107-109

Hedva Sarfati

Credit crunch health care: How economics can save our publicly funded health services – By Cam Donaldson pp. 111-113

Hedva Sarfati

Volume 67, issue 1, 2014

How much do OECD countries spend on social protection and how redistributive are their tax/benefit systems? pp. 1-25

Willem Adema, Pauline Fron and Maxime Ladaique

From pension funds to piggy banks: (Perverse) consequences of the Stability and Growth Pact since the crisis pp. 27-48

Bernard H. Casey

Extending social security coverage to the rural sector in China pp. 49-70

Tianhong Chen and John A. Turner

The Brazilian pension model: The pending agenda pp. 71-93

Milko Matijascic and Stephen J. Kay

Social protection assessment‐based national dialogue exercises: Cambodia, Indonesia, Thailand, Viet Nam pp. 95-119

Valérie Schmitt and Rachael Chadwick

The Spanish welfare state in European context – Edited by Ana Maria Guillén and Leòn, Margarita pp. 121-125

Hedva Sarfati

Family well‐being: European perspectives – Edited by Moreno Mínguez, Almudena pp. 127-129

Hedva Sarfati