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Title:Globalisation and Social Security in Low-Income Countries: The Case of Côte d'Ivoire
Authors:D'Haeseleer, StevenISNI
Berghman, JosISNI
Year:2003
Periodical:Africa Development: A Quarterly Journal of CODESRIA (ISSN 0850-3907)
Volume:28
Issue:3-4
Pages:1-21
Language:English
Notes:biblio. refs.
Geographic terms:Ivory Coast - Côte d'Ivoire
West Africa
Subjects:global economy
social security
Economics and Trade
Labor and Employment
sociology
globalization
developing countries
health insurance
economic integration
External link:https://www.jstor.org/stable/24482692
Abstract:Drawing on empirical evidence from Côte d'Ivoire, this article emphasizes the need to reform existing social security systems in low-income economies in order to alleviate poverty and guarantee economic security. Following a background perspective, the article presents a brief overview of existing formal and informal social security systems and examines their merits and limitations. Next, the challenges of globalization for social security systems in a low-income country context are discussed. Here, it is argued that the impact and challenges of globalization are real and increase the need to redesign social security. The article concludes by suggesting that social security provision in low-income countries should be organized in a complementary way, drawing on the strengths of both formal and informal arrangements. Future reforms should attempt to combine poverty alleviation with measures designed to promote economic development and international economic integration. Bibliogr., notes, sum. in English and French. [Journal abstract]
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