Some people make great claims about the advantages to be gained from greater reliance on the private sector for the provision of social protection. Many of the claims for great macroeconomic advantages do not stand up to scrutiny. However, there is some reason to hope that private provision...

The twin problem of in-work poverty and persistent labour market difficulties of low-skilled individuals has been one of the most important drivers of tax-benefit policy reforms in OECD countries in recent years. Employment-conditional cash transfers to individuals facing particular...

Regulators and the courts are increasing privacy constraints upon the news media. Journalists and editors are being called to account for their decisions which intrude into the private lives of citizens under the pretext of being in the so-called “public interest”. Judges and self-regulatory...