Social Security Issues: An Interdisciplinary Approach
While discussing the interdisciplinary approach to the study of social insurance problems the author pays particular attention to the interaction of law and economy in a historical context and takes into account the data of sociology, political science, social psychology, etc. The types of social insurance are considered in accordance with the German model: industrial accident insurance, health insurance, pension insurance, medical insurance, unemployment insurance. It is concluded that social insurance needs comprehensive interdisciplinary research, especially since in the past, such research was a general rule, but at present it is only being revived. The author states that a one-sided economic approach to social insurance is fraught with adverse social consequences. At the same time, ignoring the economic justification of the social insurance system makes it unrealistic and does not allow the use of the corresponding mechanism of legal regulation. The article considers the views on social insurance of such prominent economists as L. Mises, F. A. Hayek, H. Huerta de Soto. In the author’s opinion, the state system of compulsory social insurance passed the test of time, under which deductions are made mainly by emploers, but with the participation of workers and the state, and the size of payments is differentiated and depends on the size of earnings, the size of insurance payments, insurance experience, the nature of labor. Such a system can be supplemented by internal and personal insurance. The position on the redistributive nature of social insurance and its compliance with the principles of justice, equality, freedom and humanism is defended.