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Family, Market and Community: Equity and Efficiency in Social Policy
Family Market and Community Equity and Efficiency in Social Policy Author:OECD, Organization For Economic Cooperat OECD, Mark Pearson, Edited by Patrick Hennessy Social policy is under pressure in OECD countries because of concerns about public finances and changing work and family patterns. Over recent decades, social protection systems have successfully provided individuals and families in need with income support and access to services. But policies which worked well when they were first int... more »roduced, sometimes 50 years ago, may now be protecting the wrong people against the wrong risks. This publication examines new policy strategies intended to protect people against distress over the life-cycle. These strategies need to be equitable and promote economic efficiency. The publication points to the importance of tackling labour market and social exclusion the need to help those with low skills to get a job and generate incomes to meet the needs of their families the desirability of broadening the sources of income for those who are retired and the need to ensure that those requiring long-term care services receive the right package of care. See the OECD Index on the OECD Washington Center web site for a list of papers included.« less