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International Labour Organization
2009
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- Rethinking the role of social security in development Christina Behrendt Michael Cichon Krzysztof Hagemejer Stephen Kidd Rüdiger Krech Peter Townsend Countries which have been the most successful in achieving long-term sustainable growth and poverty reduction have achieved this — to a greater or lesser extent — by putting in place extensive systems of social security. Clearly, social security has only been one factor among many and, of course, one might ask whether there is a potential chicken and egg dilemma: what came first, growth or social security? In reality, though, evidence suggests that growth and social security have been mutually interdependent and have together contributed to the long-term success of these countries. There is no doubt that OECD countries have made the conscious decision to invest heavily in social security — often at more than 15 per cent of GDP — as part of their long-term growth and poverty reduction strategies. Palgrave Macmillan UK 10.1057/9780230251052_17 DOI https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230251052_17 publication.bookChapter