Download This PaperCitizen-Centered Universal Social Security
Well-Being and Social Policy 9 (1): 3-21, 2013
19 Pages Posted: 24 Nov 2013 Last revised: 7 Dec 2013
Date Written: 2013
Abstract
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This essay reviews the situation of social security in Mexico, as well as options for reform. A guideline is the concept of social protection floor defined by the International Labour Organization and the World Health Organization. More general issues are analyzed under the main headings of family, pension, health and employment programs, and financing issues are also considered. Establishing a framework of service to the citizen is seen as indispensable to deliver the benefits of universal social security.
Keywords: social security, employment programs, family programs, pension systems, health services, health
JEL Classification: I38, J08, O15, O54
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