International Social Security Review

Articles by leading social security experts present international comparisons and in-depth discussions of topical questions and studies of social security systems in different countries.

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Reinvigorating the social contract and strengthening social cohesion: Social protection responses to COVID-19

Authors:

Shahra Razavi

Christina Behrendt

Mira Bierbaum

Ian Orton

Lou Tessier

Issue:

Volume 73 (2020), Issue 3 (Special issue)

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the vulnerability of those who are inadequately covered by social protection in more and less developed countries alike, and has exacerbated the fragility of a social contract that was already under strain in many countries. A weak social contract in the context of an exceptional crisis poses a very real risk to social cohesion. Nevertheless, many States have reasserted themselves as the guarantor of rights by protecting public health and incomes. By sustaining these measures, economic recovery will be supported which will help minimize risks that may weaken social cohesion. However, this is a fast-moving, inherently unstable and protracted crisis. Social protection stands at a critical juncture. Decisive policy action will be required to strengthen social protection systems, including floors, as one of the cornerstones of a reinvigorated social contract.

Topics:

Social protection floor

Social policies & programmes

Keywords:

social protection

social security schemes

health policy

social contract

social cohesion

labour markets

Regions:

International

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Reinvigorating the social contract and strengthening social cohesion: Social protection responses to COVID-19

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