Publisher's Synopsis
The term "social security" has a very different meaning in under-developed countries and is best understood as poverty alleviation. This study attempts to define social security in the Third World and to examine what sort of programmes are most suitable for developing countries. Some chapters explore broad themes, and others describe social security provisions in various regions of India, China, Latin America, and Southern Africa.;Western systems are compared and broad assessments made of the traditional social security systems in the Third World village societies. The authors aim to put the subject of social security firmly on the agenda of development economic research with a view to stimulating further research in this area.
