Reading Development

Random readings on society, politics and change – Jorge Carrillo

The Political Economy of “Targeting” of Social Security Schemes

Stephen Kidd examines the evidence on the political economy of ‘targeting’. By first examining the history behind social security in developed countries, and then looking at contemporary tax-financed social security … Continue reading

Monday, 19 October 2015 · Leave a comment

Social Policy for a Digital Age

As advanced economies become more automated and digitized, almost all workers will be affected, but some more than others. Those who have what the economists Maarten Goos and Alan Manning … Continue reading

Thursday, 2 July 2015 · Leave a comment