Abstract
In this paper we construct an index of constitutional commitment to social security (CCSS) in seven areas: Old Age, Survivors, Disability, Unemployment, Sickness, Work Injury, and Income Support. We have found a positive connection between our measure of constitutional commitment to social security and the extent and coverage of actual measures of social security laws. The constitutional text of each nation seems to play a role in explaining the large variations in welfare state coverage around the world.
Funding source: Minerva Center for Human Rights for financial support
Award Identifier / Grant number: Minerva Center for Human Rights
Funding statement: We thank the Minerva Center for Human Rights for financial support.
Acknowledgment
We thank the Israel Democracy Institute that has initiated this research project. We wish to thank Margit Cohen, John Gal, Sharon Gilad, Yishay Mishor and Andrei Shleifer for their helpful comments. We also thank Ariel Goldstein, Muli San and Liza Teper for research assistance.
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Artikel in diesem Heft
- Frontmatter
- Becker, Coase, Tullock and Manne: A Personal Tribute
- Convergence of Legal Rules: Comparing Cooperative and Non-Cooperative Processes
- Causal Apportionment of Tort Liability: An Efficient Approach
- The Effect on Lawyers Income of Gender Information Contained in First Names
- An Economic Assessment of Criminal Behaviour
- The 2007 Judicial Reform and Court Performance in Egypt
- Entrepreneurship and the Legal Form of Businesses: The Role of Differences in Beliefs
- How Accurately Can Convertibles be Classified as Debt or Equity for Tax Purposes? Evidence from Australia
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Artikel in diesem Heft
- Frontmatter
- Becker, Coase, Tullock and Manne: A Personal Tribute
- Convergence of Legal Rules: Comparing Cooperative and Non-Cooperative Processes
- Causal Apportionment of Tort Liability: An Efficient Approach
- The Effect on Lawyers Income of Gender Information Contained in First Names
- An Economic Assessment of Criminal Behaviour
- The 2007 Judicial Reform and Court Performance in Egypt
- Entrepreneurship and the Legal Form of Businesses: The Role of Differences in Beliefs
- How Accurately Can Convertibles be Classified as Debt or Equity for Tax Purposes? Evidence from Australia
- Constitutional Commitment to Social Security and Welfare Policy