Social Security - Preventive, Promotive & Protective Dimensions  (Paperback, P.C. Sikligar)

“Social Security: Preventive, Promotive & Protective Dimensions” educates on different aspects of social security adopted by industrial and non-industrial sectors, government and non-governmental organizations. Preventive aspect of social security emphasizes on health, nutrition, immunization, policies for controlling of diseases, health insurance, etc., as a precautionary and relief measure. Promotive aspect of social security upgrades living standard by facilitating services like education and its supportive schemes, benefits of employment schemes, financial support, capacity building, housing, etc., which aids equality. Protective dimension covers safety of vulnerable citizens by formulating legislations on civil rights, atrocities, bonded labour, prohibition of manual scavenging, welfare of senior citizens, etc., to protect dignity and rights of the deprived sections. This book discusses on provision of welfare and safety of the workers engaged in organized and unorganized sectors. The notion of social security promotes indicators of human development therefore, many countries across the globe have adopted welfare policies. This book includes provision of social security in some developed and developing countries.