Perspectives Of Social Security

Contents: Preface. Introduction. 1. Social security in the context of the new economic policy/Manmohan Singh. 2. Contribution of social security in the emerging economic scenario/Pranab Mukherjee. 3. Social clauses international trade agreement/Josephine Karavasil. 4. Social security in India in the historical context/Justice Rama Jois. 5. Introduction to social security/Lionel P. Massum. 6. Social security for workers in the unorganised sector/L.D. Mishra, Sahdev K. Wadhawan, Har Mander Singh and D.C. Gupta. 7. Social security for the unorganised sector/Wouter van Ginniken. 8. STEP programme/Tsushima. 9. State support for children in poor households as a measure of development: the experience of South Africa/Francie Lund. 10. Coverage of contingencies under formal social security schemes and the needs of women workers in the informal sector/John Woodall. 11. Global crisis in social security/Dalmer D. Hoskins. 12. The role of NHRC in ensuring the fulfillment of the right to social security/J.S. Verma. 13. Social security for migrant workers/Jan Breman. 14. Social security and the right to food/Jean Dreze. 15. Revamping of ESI scheme/Ajay Dua, Sanat Mehta, R.K.A. Subrahmanya, Parduman Singh and P.D. Shenoy. 16. Democracy and employment guarantee/Aruna Roy. 17. Social security development in Asia and the Pacific/Corazon S. De La Paz. 18. Pension reform in India a social security need/D. Swaroop. 19. Corporate social responsibility/A.K. Balyan. Social security association of India : a profile. Index.

There are broadly two views about the object of social security-one, the scope of social security is limited to maintenance of one\'s income against loss or diminution due to the occurrence of a contingency; second, the object of social security is broader to enable a person to attain a decent standard of life and also be able to maintain it. It is said that in the Indian context, social security policies and strategies would need to be addressed as a part of anti-poverty policies and that social security should include income support through promotional measures such as, employment promotion, food subsidy and child nutrition, as well as income maintenance through protective measures such as, public assistance for old-age, maternity disability and death .

This volume is based on lectures delivered by several experts, national and international, eminent in their own domain on the various aspects of social security representing both the streams of thought. It provides a framework for further research and studies in the field of social security. The book may be useful for policy makers and researchers in the field of social security, women workers, labour in unorganized sector and public health.