Essays on Social Protection Programs

Imagine having a bomb be your alarm, forcing you to wake up from a dreamlike reality and witness your friends being blown up at every corner; being unable to get the visual of battered bodies surrounded by blood out of your mind. Imagine starting off...

Social security is also known as social protection. According to MacDonald (1998), the term social security encompasses the broad range of ways a society provides income support to its citizens of all ages. It includes universal benefits, earning related social insurance programmes, means tested social...

Ever since India’s “tryst with destiny” in 1947, it has been the aim of Indian policymakers to promote equitable economic development in the country. This strategy of ‘inclusive growth’ aims to balance economic growth with the reduction in the acceleration of inequality and poverty. Yet,...

In the United States, federal government social insurance programs are generally funded through payroll taxes. Social welfare programs in the United States include old age programs such as Social Security, Survivors, and Disability Insurance benefits, Medicare benefits, and unemployment benefits. These are programs people pay...

The focus of this essay is to examine neo-liberalism and collectivism as two distinct approaches to social security. This will be explored by understanding what the term ‘neo-liberalism’ and ‘collectivism’ is and how they contribute to social security; outlining the characteristics of each approach; demonstrating...

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) is an organization works as an agency of United Nations and it deals with labour problems, specially international labour standards, social protection, and work opportunities for all. It has 187 member states. In 1969, the organisation received the Nobel Peace...

Canada has a wide spectrum of programs covered by our social safety net and a robust range of government transfer payments to individuals. However, our government is severely inadequate in providing sufficient childcare programs and subsidiaries to support parents who are full-time professionals. Canadian child...