Policy analysis
Covid-19 has transformed the welfare state. Which changes will endure?
The Economist (06.03.2021) The pandemic may mark a new chapter in the nature of social safety-nets
US: Rethinking social insurance: Policies to protect workers and families
brookings.edu (07.01.2021) In the spring of 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated recession, policymakers originated significant expansions to social insurance, including unemployment insurance benefits, refundable tax credits, and paid leave. Because of this expansion, the average household experienced an increase in purchasing power, even as the labor market and employee compensation sharply contracted during the spring of 2020.
IMF: Why social safety nets should be extended long after lockdown
World Economic Forum (19.06.2020) When the Great Lockdown finally ends, a strong economic recovery that benefits everyone will depend on improved social safety nets and broad-based fiscal support, writes the IMF. From being more generous to the poorest, to helping people find jobs, here are three attributes of a good social safety net.
France: Sans-abri et épidémie : que faire?
jean-jaures.org (18.03.2020)
Concertation Grand âge et autonomie - Rapports publics - La Documentation française
Rapport In Extenso de Dominique Libault, directeur de l'EN3S, sur la perte d'autonomie et la prise en charge du grand âge et de la dépendance
Une santé hors de prix aux Etats-Unis | Alternatives Economiques
démonstration de l'inefficacité de la privatisation de la protection sociale : l'exemple des Etats Unis
Social protection after the Arab Spring
This issue of Policy in Focus gathers articles from leading scholars, researchers and practitioners to discuss these challenges from different perspectives. They examine the current state of non-contributory social protection in the MENA region as a whole and in specific countries and explore how these countries have been coping with and learning from the recent economic and humanitarian crises.
En Suisse, bataille autour de l’espionnage des bénéficiaires des aides sociales
Corpus législatif suisse de lutte contre la fraude aux prestations
Opinion: Rising inequality calls for a new social contract
euractiv.com (25.09.2018) The gap between rich and poor in Europe has increased compared to thirty years ago, affecting young cohorts in particular. Yet the social protection systems currently in place across European countries were designed during the past century and are no longer fit for the present, argues Cyril Muller.