Bücher der Reihe International Social Security Series

This work analyses emerging patterns of social welfare and the implications of these trends for the future of social protection to vulnerable groups in France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, United Kingdom, and the USA.

A systematic assessment of the trend toward targeting in seven countries representing a range of industrialized welfare states. It examines the extent to which each country has adopted measures to focus social benefits on specific population groups and social welfare programme areas.

This volume presents a periodic overview of the most significant developments and trends in the field of social security have become a firm commitment for the International Social Security Association. This book presents the outcome of such a review.

Examining all areas of health policy, this book covers such topics as worldwide innovations in health insurance reform, approaches to extending healthcare coverage, confronting resource scarcity, and institutional and administrative frameworks.

An overview of the various positions of supporters and opponents of privatization in the main branches of social security, followed by national experience of privatized or part-privatized social security systems. The perspective of each contributor is markedly different.