Social Security and the Economy: Key Perspectives

James Midgley

Chapter 2 in Social Security, the Economy and Development, 2008, pp 51-82 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract The expansion of social security in the middle decades of the twentieth century was generally welcomed. In the Western countries, memories of the Great Depression were still fresh and policies designed to maintain income in times of financial hardship were widely supported. At the end of the Second World War, many people subscribed to the view that poverty and deprivation could be ended through concerted collective action. After all, the war had shown that apparently insurmountable challenges could be overcome through cooperation and a commitment to common goals. Inspired by the New Deal in the United States and the Beveridge Report in Britain, many were persuaded that poverty could be eradicated through comprehensive income protection programmes.

Keywords: Social Welfare; Social Security; Social Assistance; Unemployment Insurance; Social Security Benefit (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230582194_3

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