The current social security systems in Europe have not been able to deal with increased traditional and new risks such as unemployment or work-life balance. One suggested solution to this problem has gained more popular and academic support in recent years: the idea of a universal, unconditional...

Intro -- Contents -- List of Tables -- Preface -- Glossary -- Introduction -- 1 Unemployment: History and Perspectives -- Unemployment and Industrial Capitalism -- Unemployment and the Demise of the Poor Law -- The Late and Contested Recognition of Unemployment -- The Discovery of Unemployment...

Much could be gained from the privatization of social security, but can the gains be delivered? This work takes a look at social security privatization; at the present situation and at what the future holds. The authors examine the experiences of other areas such as Europe and Latin America