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Testing old theories in new surroundings: The timing of first social security laws in Africa

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This article examines the timing of the introduction of four major social security programmes — work accident insurance, sickness benefits, pensions, and family allowances — in 43 African countries. Further, it explores whether legislative structure, dominant religion or the colonial past of the country is of importance when we control for year of independence, prosperity, degree of democracy, government stability, industrialization and the size and ethnic homogeneity of the population. On the basis of Cox hazard rate modelling it is concluded that industrialized, homogeneous and rather populous countries that were under French rule tend to be pioneers in African social security legislation.

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  • Olli E. Kangas, 2012. "Testing old theories in new surroundings: The timing of first social security laws in Africa," International Social Security Review, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 65(1), pages 73-97, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:intssr:v:65:y:2012:i:1:p:73-97
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-246X.2011.01420.x
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    1. Schmitt, Carina, 2015. "Social Security Development and the Colonial Legacy," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 70(C), pages 332-342.
    2. Dorfman,Mark Charles, 2015. "Pension patterns in Sub-Saharan Africa," Social Protection and Labor Policy and Technical Notes 98131, The World Bank.
    3. Kati Kuitto, 2018. "Measuring Welfare Entitlement Generosity in Transitional Welfare States: The Case of Post-communist Countries in Central and Eastern Europe," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 136(1), pages 203-224, February.

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