On state pensions and social security systems
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to show that the crisis of social security and state pension systems in the ageing industrial societies is actually a crisis of the model of social and economic organization.
Design/methodology/approach
The present economic model of industrial countries counts human beings only as contributors in production and consumption, and not as members of a society.
Findings
The paper shows that with another hierarchical order of values, the views of human beings are different.
Practical Implications
If the state cares for the citizen and not the worker, then it is responsible to provide health care and pensions to all citizens and not just to workers and to workers‐attached persons.
Originality/value
The paper paints the picture of another society, and not of the present one where the homo‐economicus dominates.
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Citation
Kaskarelis, I.A. (2009), "On state pensions and social security systems", Foresight, Vol. 11 No. 1, pp. 5-8. https://doi.org/10.1108/14636680910936404
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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