Policy brief Which Social Model? Which social model in France ten years from now? Published on : 26/09/2013 Mis à jour le : 12/01/2025 Temps de lecture 2 minutes Created during the post-war boom years, the French social model is based on the following three types of transfers: collective national insurance funded by contributions based on employment and managed jointly by employee and employer representatives; generally means-tested assistance benefits, funded by taxes and duties and managed by the State and regional authorities; free and universal public services (education and health) funded and organised by the State. The social model therefore relates not only to social protection but also to other institutions at the heart of economic and social regulation in France. The foundations of this model are being challenged by the emergence of new risks (long-term unemployment, job insecurity, downgrading of jobs, single parenthood, dependency, etc.) and by increasing inequalities (in terms of income, access to the job market and public services, and even, in more general terms, of ‘opportunities’, whether relating to academic success, social mobility or career progression). The difficulties associated with funding social protection and with the welfare state crisis have also had the effect of weakening the model. Indeed, for many, it will have reached its limits and will be faced with a triple crisis of legitimacy, solvency and efficiency. At the same time, the social model is a central component of our social cohesion and of the French identity. The key issue for its future is to reconsider the objectives and the means we intend to allocate to it, taking into account our place within both a European and a global economy. With this in mind, there would appear to be three key questions that need to be answered: to what extent is solidarity taken into account in the social model? What positions do taxes, transfers and public services occupy in terms of redistribution? And finally what proportion of resources should be transferred from curative action to preventive action when it comes to dealing with modern-day risks? Partager la page Partager sur Facebook - nouvelle fenêtre Partager sur Twitter - nouvelle fenêtre Partager sur Linked In - nouvelle fenêtre Partager par email - nouvelle fenêtre Copier le lien dans le presse-papier Téléchargement Which Social Model? Download the full document PDF - 1 192.8 Ko Topics Protection sociale Prospective Published by France Stratégie Authors Claire Bernard Hélène Garner Camille Guézennec Christine Raynard Guillaume Malochet Alain Trannoy Reference Reference Fermer Reference dzds dzds Copier Autres options d'export Version FR More 2024 Work Programme France Stratégie's 2024 work programme is structured around three key directions: a successful ecological planning; enabling the d... Evaluation Foresight Strategy Articles 17 April 2024 Jean Pisani-Ferry on France Stratégie’s 2017/2027 Project France Stratégie is committed to informing public debate and putting forth policy options that meet the future needs of society. I... Foresight Articles 26 July 2016 Quelles évolutions pour le prochain exercice français de prospective des métiers ? En vue de la préparation du prochain exercice de prospective nationale des métiers et qualifications (fin 2017), France Stratégie ... Emploi/chômage Compétences/métiers Prospective Autres contenus 13 March 2017
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