Patrones recientes de innovación pública en materia de seguridad social y protección social: una revisión internacional

Abstract

This study aims to highlight recent contributions on social security management from various political and economic contexts. Social security is experiencing a paradoxical situation from a conceptual point of view. On the one hand, many voices, including those of international agencies and empirical data generated by the academic world, insist that it must be protected (and increased) so that the various population groups have the necessary resources to maintain themselves at livable levels. On the other hand, many also argue that it must be redefined (if not replaced) to support the sustainability of political systems and businesses, and accuse it of being the "bottomless barrel" of public budgets. Those involved in public innovation have begun working to bring changes within social security institutions to address the above challenges in this context of blatant contradiction. The paper is organized as follows. First, the key characteristics of public innovation (in relation to possible changes in the structure of the state) and social innovation (in a broad sense) are mentioned. The second section discusses the interaction between states and societies in fostering innovation. The third section lists and discusses the problems currently facing Social Security. The fourth section outlines the patterns that have emerged from the identification of the most relevant proposals for recent public innovation in Social Security. Then, in preliminary conclusions, the challenges facing Social Security and social protection in the coming decades are mentioned.