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Abstract
In this paper I offer a conceptualisation of social security and income redistribution
schemes which highlights the strong overlaps between the two. Indeed, it is virtually
impossible to disentangle the two in practice. The major conclusion is that any assessment
of one cannot proceed without taking account of the other. I advocate an integrated
approach where both types of schemes are considered jointly, especially in assessing major
reform proposals, or in protecting the poor in the face of increasingly more frequent
systemic crises.