TY - BOOK
T1 - Constitutional commitment to social security and welfare policy
AU - Ben-Basaṭ, Avi
AU - Dahan, Momi
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - In this paper we explore whether the constitutional text has any practical meaning for welfare policy. To examine the empirical importance of the constitution, we first constructed for 68 countries an index of constitutional commitment to social security in five areas: Old Age, disability and survivors (OASDI), Unemployment, Sickness, Work Injury and Income Support. We find that the extent and coverage of social security laws is not sensitive to the degree of constitutional commitment to social security.
AB - In this paper we explore whether the constitutional text has any practical meaning for welfare policy. To examine the empirical importance of the constitution, we first constructed for 68 countries an index of constitutional commitment to social security in five areas: Old Age, disability and survivors (OASDI), Unemployment, Sickness, Work Injury and Income Support. We find that the extent and coverage of social security laws is not sensitive to the degree of constitutional commitment to social security.
M3 - ???researchoutput.researchoutputtypes.bookanthology.book???
T3 - DEGIT Conference Papers
BT - Constitutional commitment to social security and welfare policy
PB - DEGIT
CY - Kiel
ER -
