El País (28.01.2019) Más de 313.000 personas recibieron esta prestación en 2017 en España. Hay grandes diferencias por comunidades
The Scotsman (23.01.2019) This week political and business elites have been gathering in Davos, Switzerland for their annual feival of wealth – otherwise known as the World Economic Forum. Some attendees will undoubtedly be feeling particularly pleased with themselves. As a startling new report by Oxfam revealed on Monday, billionaire fortunes increased by 12 per cent last year. That’s an eyewatering $2.5 billion a day.
CEPAL (Enero 2019) El Panorama Social 2018 analiza temas cruciales para entender y actuar ante los desafíos estructurales que enfrentan los países de América Latina y el Caribe en la actual coyuntura económica y social, especialmente en el marco de las transformaciones en curso en los mercados de trabajo. Incluye nuevas revisiones de la metodología utilizada por el organismo para estimar la pobreza monetaria en la región, así como nuevas mediciones sobre desigualdad funcional, gasto social y doble inclusión laboral y social.
Social Europe (17.01.2019) Sweden used to be revered for stemming inequality through progressive taxation and universal welfare. Now tax breaks for the wealthy and ‘free choice’ in public goods such as education cocoon the rich from the rest.
Social Europe (15.01.2019) Official EU statistics mask the alarming extent of poverty and inequality in Europe. Despite slight recent easing, its dangerous scale threatens Europe’s social and political cohesion.
démonstration de l'inefficacité de la privatisation de la protection sociale : l'exemple des Etats Unis
EurActiv (21.12.2018) The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has urged governments to pay attention to the consequences of their policies and compensate vulnerable groups that could be hit by new taxes.
La Cour de cassation, instance suprême de l'ordre juridique privé français, établit que dès lors qu'existe une relation de contrôle d'activité et pouvoir de sanction, la plate forme est bien l'employeur et cette dernière doit bien verser les cotisations sociales dues à tout salarié.
resakss.org (2018) Social protection initiatives in Africa increasingly aim to institutionalize systems that guarantee assistance for the poor and protect the vulnerable against livelihood risks. Through direct and indirect income effects, social protection programs can also play an instrumental role in promoting agricultural development and, more broadly, economic growth. Two major trends will determine the future demand for social protection in African countries.
Europa (13.11.2018) The study, which includes country reports and a synthesis report, provides an overview of inequality in access to healthcare in 35 European countries - EU Member States as well as EFTA and enlarging countries - showing that important inequalities persist, both between and within countries.
