The right to social security

What is the meaning of the ldquoright to social securityrdquo for the world of today at times of neoliberalism and globalization? Which entitlements can individ... » 

What is the meaning of the ldquoright to social securityrdquo for the world of today at times of neoliberalism and globalization? Which entitlements can individual citizens derive from this right? What is meant by ldquosocial securityrdquo? Is it only about minimum benefits or also about income maintenance? Does it include assistance? Health care? Housing? Social services? And how can a universal right to social security be compatible with the enormous diversity in economic development and in cultural values prevailing in this world? For being universal is this right the same for everyone? Are there different ldquomodelsrdquo of social security? And how does this right relate to the need for economic and social development in less developed nations? How does one bring social security to the masses employed in the ldquoinformal economyrdquo? Does the international community have a duty to take positive action in order to implement this right in the poorer regions? Those are the crucial questions that are discussed in this book. It brings together the views and opinions of numerous specialists in social protection of all disciplines and from all parts of the world. It is therefore a unique and invaluable reference book for academics and social security law practitioners.nbsp «