Social security as a world problem

Abstract

Time was when social security was among the most domestic of domestic social problems; it now has a recognised place among world-wide social problems. This change of outlook is attributable to three main factors: the relevance of broader social security to economic and social development and technological change; the relevance of broader international experience to the increasingly complex problems which the contemporary development of social security presents for many countries; the impact of the ILO on social security in a wide range of countries.