Has Social Security Become Irrelevant?

James Midgley

International Social Security Review, 1999, vol. 52, issue 2, 91-98

Abstract: In recent years, it has often been asserted that social security has become irrelevant to contemporary economic and social realities. This claim has been accompanied by proposals for the abolition of social security and its replacement with commercial provision. In some countries, social security has already been extensively privatized. Instead of dismissing the claim that social security has become irrelevant, this article examines the views of social security’s critics. It suggests that steps need to be taken to address their challenge and ensure social security’s long‐term survival.

Date: 1999
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