A.W. Dilnot, J.A. Kay and C.N. Morris, The Reform of the Social Security, Institute of Fiscal Studies, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1984. 166 pp. £10, paper £3.95.

1985 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 233-235
Author(s):  
Jonathan Bradshaw
2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-23
Author(s):  
Pablo Maldonado Hernández ◽  
Laura Ramírez Godoy ◽  
Maxi Méndez Morán ◽  
Jorge San José Gómez ◽  
Juan Pablo Cordoba Paíz

Revista Trace ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 146
Author(s):  
Delphine Lacombe

El 18 de abril 2018, Nicaragua se sumergió en una de las crisis políticas y sociales más trágicas de su historia contemporánea. La firma de un decreto presidencial que reformaba el Instituto de Seguridad Social, reducía los beneficios de la jubilación y elevaba las contribuciones provocó una ola de protestas que se expandió por todo el país. El descontento devino rápidamente en una insurrección cívica bajo el reclamo de la renuncia presidencial y elecciones anticipadas, esta fue reprimida con enorme violencia. En este artículo se analizan las causas y factores que anuncian esta crisis política. Finalmente, se cuestiona la reacción tardía de la opinión pública internacional a la construcción gradual de un poder dictatorial en Nicaragua iniciada en 2007.Abstract: On April 18th 2018, Nicaragua plunged into one of the most tragic political and social crises of its contemporary history. Following a presidential decree reforming the Social Security Institute that reduced pension benefits while raising contributions, a wave of protest spread across the country. This wave became a civic insurrection demanding the president’s resignation and early elections and it was repressed with the utmost violence. This article summarizes the predictors and reasons for this political crisis. It finally questions the delayed reaction of international public opinion toward the progressive building of dictatorial power in Nicaragua, begun as early as 2007.Keywords: Nicaragua, Sandinism, Daniel Ortega-Rosario Murillo, Repression, dictatorship.Résumé : Le 18 avril 2018, le Nicaragua a basculé dans l’une des crises politiques et sociales les plus tragiques de son histoire contemporaine. À la suite d’un décret présidentiel réformant l’Institut de sécurité sociale pour diminuer les allocations des retraités tout en élevant les cotisations, une vague de contestation a gagné l’ensemble du pays. Celle-ci, devenue une insurrection civique demandant la démission présidentielle et des élections anticipées, fut réprimée avec la plus grande violence. L’article revient en synthèse sur les facteurs annonciateurs et les raisons de cette crise politique. Il interroge finalement la réaction tardive de l’opinion publique internationale face à l’édification progressive d’un pouvoir dictatorial au Nicaragua, lancée dès 2007.Mots-clés : Nicaragua, sandinisme, Daniel Ortega-Rosario Murillo, répression, dictature.


2021 ◽  
Vol 150 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Valeria Bonavolontà ◽  
Massimiliano D’Angelo

The innovation and modernization processes of national public administrations feature prominently in the process of digital transition that the whole Europe is going through. In Italy, the National Institute of Social Security (Istituto Nazionale della Previdenza Sociale, INPS) has historically always been at the forefront in terms of digital skills and the use of Information Technology for the provision of social security services, constituting a model of excellence in the landscape of public administrations both in Italy and Europe. INPS is currently facing a strategic challenge: that of constituting the driving force for the digital transition of the Italian public sector. To meet this challenge, the Italian Social Security Institute has equipped itself with an ICT Plan that represents a marked discontinuity with respect to past plans and which deserves, as a result of its innovative character, to be analyzed in detail. In particular, the ICT Strategic Plan of INPS for the three-year period of 2020−2022 aims to introduce a paradigm shift towards the digitization of the public services that the Social Security Institute offers to the whole country, planning a radical technological, organizational and cultural innovation, an enabling prerequisite for creating a new model service for citizens, businesses and other public administrations.


2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 14-37
Author(s):  
Eduardo Carrillo ◽  
Maricarmen Sequera

Purpose ”“ The research aims to observe and describe the legal framework and implementation practices of personal databases management in the Social Security Institute (IPS), the most important public social insurance system in Paraguay. Methodology ”“ The research is exploratory, consisting on both substantive and procedural law analysis of health information storage regulations and its compliance. Also, interview to private companies, the public sector and one qualified worker insured by IPS are conducted to better understand collection, storage and maintenance of health records databases. Findings ”“ Research indicates evidence that biometric data storage of insurers does not have adequate regulation for its protection. It also shows evidence that private companies don’t deliver by default medical records to workers, as well as potential access to these records by administrative personal. Evidence also signals that clinics performing medical examinations request more sensitive information than required by law. Research limitations It is identified that a broader private company sample could be of use to better understand workers health record collection. Also, third party auditing IPS IT systems could be of use to further understand information management practices and vulnerabilities. Practical Implications ”“ A series of discretional practices are identified, signaling regulatory standardization urgency for all actors. A comprehensive Protection of Personal Data Act is needed. Originality ”“ No comprehensive research targeting the IPS system and its health personal data management processes is identified. The research is considered an initial contribution to the state of the art on the subject and specially to biometric collection and storage.


Author(s):  
Alberto Cundapí Núñez ◽  
Gerardo Grajales Yuca ◽  
Jesús Miguel Leyva Cervantes ◽  
Ana Paola Rubiano Murcia ◽  
Marco Antonio Ordoñez Juárez ◽  
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This document sets out the results of a study aimed at estimating the therapeutic efficacy of ivermectin as an adjuvant in the treatment of COVID-19 patients treated at the Specialty Hospital Vida Mejor of the Institute of Social Security for Workers of the State of Chiapas, ISSTECH, Mexico. Ivermectin as an adjuvant in the treatment of COVID-19 patients is more effective (92%) outpatient patients. In critical hospitalized and severe hospitalized patients, ivermectin had a significant impact, both in improving patients' health and decreasing lethality


Subject Domestic workers' rights. Significance The Senate on May 14 passed a bill granting labour rights to Mexico’s 2 million domestic workers. The changes grant such employees the same rights as other salaried workers, including compulsory affiliation to the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS), which provides health care and other benefits, a contract, a fixed wage and maximum working hours. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) will now sign the bill into law, though the provisions amending the Federal Labour Law (LFT) and the Law of the Social Security Institute (LSS) will not come into effect till 2020. Impacts The reforms will have only a limited impact in reducing informal employment, which accounts for 56.9% of workers (30.8 million people). IMSS affiliation would immediately benefit some 30% of domestic workers who used to be covered by the dismantled Seguro Popular. Mexico is yet to ratify the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Convention on Domestic Workers; it is unclear whether or when it will.


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