scholarly journals Social rights and social policy: the relationship and interdependence

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 354-357
Author(s):  
Turchyn M. M.
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Social Policy ◽  
General System ◽  
World Market ◽  
Welfare States ◽  
Social Orientation ◽  
Social Rights ◽  
Right To Health Care ◽  
Social Risks ◽  
The Right

In the general system of rights and freedoms of modern man a special place is occupied by social rights, which are designed to provide each person with a fair and dignified life, to create conditions for his proper physical and social existence, social and professional activities and more. Everyone daily realizes or at least seeks to realize at least one social right guaranteed to him by a democratic state governed by the rule of law. These include such important social rights as the right to education, the right to work, the right to health care, the right to rest, the right to housing, the right to a decent and timely wage, and so on. Only a state with a high level of economic development can be social, and the social orientation of the state must be taken into account in the structure of the economy. According to some scholars, the moment of the real emergence of welfare states should be attributed to the sixties of the twentieth century. When identifying as a priority function of socio-economic development the direction of ensuring the country's competitiveness in the world market, which today is almost the main principle of economic development of any state, we can not simultaneously neglect the function of social integration and consolidation of society, according to a number of studies, significantly increases the vulnerability of the population to the challenges of social risks, especially in a modern pandemic. Key words: law, social rights, social policy, human rights, legislation.

Claiming the Right to Health in Brazilian Courts: The Exclusion of the Already Excluded?

2011 ◽  
Vol 36 (04) ◽  
pp. 825-853 ◽  
Author(s):  
Virgílio Afonso da Silva ◽  
Fernanda Vargas Terrazas
Keyword(s):  
Political Process ◽  
Right To Health ◽  
Social Rights ◽  
Medical Treatments ◽  
Right To Health Care ◽  
Judicial Decisions ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Widespread Belief ◽  
The Right ◽  
The City

The aim of this article is to test a widespread belief among Brazilian legal scholars in the area of social rights, namely, the claim that courts are an alternative institutional voice for the poor, who are usually marginalized from the political process. According to this belief, social rights litigation would be a means (supposedly “a better means”) of realizing rights such as the right to health care, since supposedly both the wealthy and the poor have equal access to the courts. To probe the consistency of this belief, we analyzed the socioeconomic profiles of plaintiffs in the city of Sao Paulo (Brazil) who were granted access to specific medications or medical treatments by judicial decisions. In this study, the justiciability of social rights has not proven to be a means of rendering certain public services more democratic and accessible.

Social Policy

Sociology ◽  
2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mara Yerkes
Keyword(s):  
Social Policy ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Social Inequalities ◽  
Academic Discipline ◽  
Policy Research ◽  
Welfare States ◽  
Social Policies ◽  
Welfare Provision ◽  
Social Risks ◽  
Wide Range

Social policy exists as an academic discipline but also refers to the practice of policymaking and administration (including service delivery). As an academic discipline, social policy is distinct in its empirical focus on welfare provision but overlaps with other social science fields such as sociology, political science, and public administration. From a narrow standpoint, social policy refers to policies and practices created to address the needs of individuals, i.e., to provide welfare. From a broader standpoint, social policy can be used to motivate individual behavior; is inherently related to the creation of social inequalities across class, gender, race, and sexualities; and is closely tied to capital. Social policy encompasses a wide range of policies, including activation, care, education, families, health care, pensions/aging, poverty/social assistance, and unemployment. Social policy practice refers to the administration of social policies and service delivery. Welfare provision is not limited to government—markets, employers, nongovernmental organizations, churches, and informal networks all play a role in welfare provision, although this varies across countries. The focus, however, particularly in social policy research, is often on government policies and the provision of services. In particular, social policy is often discussed in relation to the welfare state because social policies represent the public or collective management of social risks, an essential function of welfare states. In recent years, social policy research has become increasingly comparative, with a focus on cross-national analyses of systems, policies, and service provision. I would like to thank Hannelore van Hoffen, my research assistant, for all her efforts in helping to compile a list of social policy references to be considered for this article.

Health Care as Citizenship Development: Examining Social Rights and Entitlement

2002 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 103-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Candace Johnson Redden
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Right To Health ◽  
Legal Rights ◽  
The Political ◽  
Social Rights ◽  
Political Debate ◽  
Liberal Democracies ◽  
Right To Health Care ◽  
Citizenship Development ◽  
The Right

The political importance of rights in liberal democracies, and of universally accessible health care in Canada, are trite observations. However, the increasing use of the language of rights to defend existing patterns of health care in Canada is a curious if not alarming phenomenon. What do citizens mean when they say that they have the right to health care? How can health care rights be defined philosophically and politically? This article examines the increasing popularity of rights claiming for health care, and argues that the ''right to health care'' has a non-possessive, normative nature that is at odds with legalistic individualistic rights claiming. This is a significant philosophical finding, one that informs the political debate over health care by revealing that legal rights claims are not sufficient to defend social entitlements. The conceptual project undertaken in this article illuminates directions of reform and suggests that differentiated citizenship provides a better model than legal rights to guide reform efforts.

scholarly journals Theoretical aspects of the social protection of the state

2020 ◽  
pp. 33-36
Author(s):  
Iryna TUR
Keyword(s):  
Social Policy ◽  
Social Security ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
The State ◽  
Social Orientation ◽  
Scientific Concept ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Social Risks ◽  
The Social

Introduction. In the economy, the social protection system is regarded as an important part of the social policy of the state, but there are some differences between the definitions of the concept of "social protection" and "social security". The article analyzes the modern definitions of social protection, on various grounds, outlines their features. According to the results of the research, the necessity to consider social protection as part of the social policy of the state from the point of view of macro- and microeconomics was proved. Generalization and systematization of theoretical bases on these issues is of practical value and will help to outline the main ways to improve and form an effective system of social protection of the state. The purpose of the paper is to substantiate the theoretical aspects of social protection of the state. Results. The article is devoted of the theoretical aspects of the concept of control over the financial and economic activities of an enterprise. Based on the systematization of the views of most authors, it was found that today there is no universally accepted definition of the concept of control over the financial and economic activities of an enterprise. Most researchers consider the concept of control based on different key features. As a result of a critical analysis of modern researches, the authors identified a set of advantages and disadvantages in the reviewed concepts of control over the financial and economic activities of an enterprise. According to the results of the study, it is determined the need for considering control over the financial and economic activities of an enterprise as a special scientific concept according to the research method of its specific subject. Conclusion. The main parameters of social policy implementation in society are determined by many objective factors: the level of development of productive forces, the structure of the economy, the state of social life, the nature of political power, the spiritual and moral maturity of the population of the country, etc. The maturity of the subjective factor - the ability and willingness of the administrative structures and other entities to ensure the social orientation of the economy, decent working conditions and life of citizens; civilized nature of social relations. Social protection is directly associated with social policy, with the activities of the state and non-state actors aimed at combating social risks and their various manifestations, through the possible prevention of socially adverse events or compensation for their consequences. The market economy is traditionally considered in the coordinates of profit and consumption, and the person in it is human capital, but, and social protection and social security that help the person for the purpose, must be viewed from the point of post-classical studies, where the person is his core, and at the same time and the purpose of development.

scholarly journals Bringing Women on Board: The Social Policy Implications of Gender Diversity in Top Jobs

2019 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 744-762 ◽  
Author(s):  
HELEN KOWALEWSKA
Keyword(s):  
Social Policy ◽  
Gender Stereotypes ◽  
Critical Mass ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Welfare States ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Regulatory Function ◽  
Social Risk ◽  
Social Risks ◽  
The Social

AbstractThis paper argues that analyses of the gendered character of welfare states should be broadened to include women’s share of board and executive roles, as well as the affirmative-action policies (e.g. gender boardroom quotas) that help to overcome the gender stereotypes (e.g. women are ‘nice’, men are ‘assertive’) and opaque selection procedures at the root of this. Such indicators may seem beyond the remit of social policy analysis, which is concerned foremost with the analysis of ‘social risk’. However, drawing on evidence from across multiple disciplines, this paper argues that achieving a ‘critical mass’ of women in board and executive positions can bring women’s issues onto companies’ agendas and lead to the adoption of female-friendly practices, policies, and cultures at the firm level. Crucially, these practices, policies, and cultures can help to reduce the incidence of gendered social risks (employment/care conflicts, economic dependence on a partner) and sexual harassment among women at lower levels of the labour market. Thus, the paper highlights another dimension to the social-regulatory function of welfare states which has to date been overlooked, namely legislative requirements on companies to achieve gender diversity in their leadership structures.

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