ISBN : 2296013341
INDEXING SOCIAL SECURITY IN 22 EUROPEAN STATES
Abstract Social security systems in 22 European countries are evaluated with an indicator based on a micro-census-simulating model which combines statistical and rulebased approaches. The goal is estimating the national average of net-income replacement rates (NRR) for unemployed persons. Such an indicator reveals the total decline of European social security by 2004 contrary to institutional improvements. A resolution of European policy contradictions can be attained by the "basic income model" with "flexinsuranc...