Economic Inequality and the Right to Social Security: Contested Meanings and Potential Roles

Goldblatt, B

Economic Inequality and the Right to Social Security: Contested Meanings and Potential Roles

Goldblatt, B

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Publisher:: Cambridge University Press
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Citation:: Human Rights and Economic Inequalities, 2021, pp. 295-315
Issue Date:: 2021-08-31

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dc.contributor.author	Goldblatt, B https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4687-3176
dc.contributor.editor	MacNaughton, G
dc.contributor.editor	Frey, D
dc.contributor.editor	Porter, C
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dc.identifier.citation	Human Rights and Economic Inequalities, 2021, pp. 295-315
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dc.description.abstract	The right to social security, widely referred to in international human rights law, including in International Labour Organization conventions, is also found in more than half of all constitutions in the world (Jung et al. 2014). Social security is prominent in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); “social protection” is explicitly stated in three targets. The term “social protection” is often used synonymously with social security and at other times used as a broader concept with social security as a core component (Goldblatt 2016, 8–9). Goal 1 to “End poverty in all its forms everywhere” includes Target 1.3: “Implement nationally appropriate social protection systems and measures for all, including floors, and by 2030 achieve substantial coverage of the poor and the vulnerable” (UNGA 2015, 15). While the target requires social protection for “all” this idea of equality of access in ending poverty does not necessarily ensure that economic inequality will be addressed as there may still be significant differences of income and wealth within the society once this target is met.
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dc.title	Economic Inequality and the Right to Social Security: Contested Meanings and Potential Roles
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Abstract:

The right to social security, widely referred to in international human rights law, including in International Labour Organization conventions, is also found in more than half of all constitutions in the world (Jung et al. 2014). Social security is prominent in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); “social protection” is explicitly stated in three targets. The term “social protection” is often used synonymously with social security and at other times used as a broader concept with social security as a core component (Goldblatt 2016, 8–9). Goal 1 to “End poverty in all its forms everywhere” includes Target 1.3: “Implement nationally appropriate social protection systems and measures for all, including floors, and by 2030 achieve substantial coverage of the poor and the vulnerable” (UNGA 2015, 15). While the target requires social protection for “all” this idea of equality of access in ending poverty does not necessarily ensure that economic inequality will be addressed as there may still be significant differences of income and wealth within the society once this target is met.

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