Studies of the welfare state usually try to find out which factors have contributed to its ascendancy since the end of the nineteenth century and which factors explain the various approaches different countries took in providing a new social insurance to cover new social risks in industrialized...

The recent social, ecological and economic crises have not only revealed the gaps in social protection systems across the world, but also drawn global attention to the ways in which international financial architectures have failed to support the development of universal social protection...

This Research Topic explores Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) eight, which is to “promote sustained, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment, and decent work for all.” It highlights the COVID-19 pandemic's severe impact and triggered global economic...

Der Beitrag diskutiert die makroökonomischen Effekte von Änderungen bei Sozialausgaben und Einnahmen der Sozialversicherung auf das Bruttoinlandsprodukt, Konsum, Investitionen, Beschäftigung und weitere Größen. Er fasst unsere Ergebnisse aus einer umfangreicheren Studie (Gechert et al....

While economic globalization benefited Southeast Asia, especially during the 1990s boom, the region now seems to be caught between two emerging economic giants - China and India. What challenges and opportunities does the rise of China and India pose for Southeast Asia and how should...