International Labour Review, June 22nd, 2000
The domain of social policy is vast. In fact, it largely serves to define a society. It includes most of what a community collectively does to protect its weakest members, but it also has to meet the social needs of all. Work is a central aspect of social life, and there are a great many concerns -- different forms of employment, the distribution of work, a perceived conflict between workers and pensioners, among others. Then there is the need to extend protection to those -- most workers, from a global perspective -- who benefit from little or none. One of the main purposes of social protec...
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