In developing economies, informal employment has traditionally accounted for a high proportion of overall employment and this trend looks set to continue. In the global north, the increasing use of flex-contracts and ''dependent self-employment'' has led to a rise in the number of workers with limited income protection. An additional challenge for countries in both hemispheres is the rise of the ''gig'' economy. This book is the first to open up a dialogue about social security coverage in the developed and developing world. Authors from both sides of the divide have contributed chapters and present a variety of insights, experiments and practices with the aim of identifying better ways to combat the growing social security challenge.

Academic researchers with an interest in labour law and social policy will find this book to be an engaging source of innovative research. Practicing lawyers and policy makers will also benefit from the insights and examples provided from a number of different jurisdictions.

Contributors include: C. Barnard, A. Blackham, E. Fourie, A. Govindjee, T. Gyulavári, D. Hofmeyr, L. Jianfei, A. Johansson Westregård, L. Lamarche, J. Li, J. Masabo, M. Olivier, P.A. Ortiz, A. Paz-Fuchs, M. Westerveld, M. Wynn

In developing economies, informal employment has traditionally accounted for a high proportion of overall employment and this trend looks set to continue. In the global north, the increasing use of flex-contracts and ''dependent self-employment'' has led to a rise in the number of workers with limited income protection. An additional challenge for countries in both hemispheres is the rise of the ''gig'' economy. This book is the first to open up a dialogue about social security coverage in the developed and developing world. Authors from both sides of the divide have contributed chapters and present a variety of insights, experiments and practices with the aim of identifying better ways to combat the growing social security challenge.

Academic researchers with an interest in labour law and social policy will find this book to be an engaging source of innovative research. Practicing lawyers and policy makers will also benefit from the insights and examples provided from a number of different jurisdictions.

Contributors include: C. Barnard, A. Blackham, E. Fourie, A. Govindjee, T. Gyulavári, D. Hofmeyr, L. Jianfei, A. Johansson Westregård, L. Lamarche, J. Li, J. Masabo, M. Olivier, P.A. Ortiz, A. Paz-Fuchs, M. Westerveld, M. Wynn